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Appeal of extradition committal order dismissed; ample evidence linked appellant to fraudulent scheme.
The appellant appealed an order of committal for extradition to the United States on the offence of fraud.
He argued the hearing judge erred in finding evidence linking him to the alias 'Marc Richards' and linking that alias to the fraudulent scheme.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding ample evidence in the record, including emails and a passport photo, linking the appellant to the alias and the fraudulent scheme.
Sentence appeal dismissed; 12-year term for impaired driving causing death upheld due to egregious conduct.
The appellant pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving causing death, driving while disqualified, and breach of an undertaking.
He engaged in extremely dangerous driving while highly intoxicated, resulting in a crash that killed a passenger.
After the crash, he attempted to fabricate a story and left the passenger to die.
The trial judge imposed a global sentence of 12 years' imprisonment.
The appellant appealed the sentence, arguing it was outside the established range.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that while the sentence was the highest ever approved for such offences, it was not demonstrably unfit given the egregious nature of the appellant's conduct before and after the crash.
