Ian McGregor Laing

The court sentenced Corbin Hucker to three years’ imprisonment on each of three counts of sexual assault, to be served concurrently, following a jury trial.

The offences involved non-consensual sexual activity with his intimate partner.

The court considered aggravating and mitigating factors, including the seriousness of the offences, the intimate partner context, the impact on the complainant, Hucker’s lack of criminal record, his youth at the time of the offences, and the significant emotional and social consequences he experienced.

The court imposed ancillary orders, including a DNA order, a 10-year weapons prohibition, and a 20-year SOIRA order.

The accused, Mauricio Carrillo, was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg/100 mL following a motor vehicle collision where he sustained a broken femur.

He filed a Charter application alleging violations of his s. 7, s. 8, and s. 9 rights.

The court dismissed the Charter application, finding that the police had reasonable grounds for arrest and breath demand, and that the breath sample procedure, though painful for the accused, did not violate his s. 7 right to security of the person given medical clearance and the accused's cooperation.

While the Crown proved the "Over 80" charge, the court found that impairment beyond a reasonable doubt was not established, leading to an acquittal on the impaired driving charge.

The accused, B.H., a single mother, was charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life to her two-year-old daughter, X., after the child was found unsupervised outside their apartment on two occasions on the same morning.

The court considered the elements of the offence, particularly the mens rea requiring a marked departure from the conduct of a reasonably prudent parent.

The judge found that while the child was in necessitous circumstances, the mother's actions, including taking immediate precautions after the first incident and accidentally dozing off, did not constitute a marked departure from the standard of care, especially given her recent trauma from the death of another daughter.

The accused was acquitted.