The appellant appealed a sentence imposed by the trial judge for aggravated sexual assault, sexual interference, assault with a weapon, assault, and uttering a death threat.
The central issue was whether the trial judge had jurisdiction to issue a new Warrant of Committal four months after sentencing to correct a mathematical error in converting the sentence from years to months.
The trial judge had imposed a global sentence of 6.5 years but the Warrant of Committal incorrectly stated 66 months.
The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's authority to correct the error, finding that the judge's intention was manifest and that no reconsideration of the sentence was required.
