Indy Kandola

Jayme Syring pleaded guilty to four counts of impaired care or control causing bodily harm and one count of failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

The offences stemmed from a single-vehicle rollover where Syring, impaired by alcohol, injured his common-law spouse and her three young children, who were not properly secured, and then fled the scene.

The court considered aggravating factors including the serious nature of the offences, the abandonment of injured victims, Syring's lengthy criminal record, and his substance abuse issues.

Mitigating factors included his guilty plea, remorse, and initial steps towards addressing his addiction.

The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence as primary sentencing objectives for drinking and driving offences causing bodily harm.

A penitentiary sentence of two years and two months was imposed after credit for pre-sentence custody, along with a three-year driving prohibition and a DNA order.

The Crown applied for a Dangerous Offender designation against the accused following his guilty pleas to 35 counts involving sexual offences against 14 victims ranging from infants to adults, as well as bestiality and child pornography offences.

The accused had engaged in systematic sexual predation over approximately nine years, from age 14 to 22, including plans to drug and rape children.

The defence argued for a Long Term Offender designation instead, emphasizing the accused's potential for treatment and rehabilitation.

The court found that the Crown had proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused met the statutory criteria for Dangerous Offender designation under section 753(1) of the Criminal Code, considering the pattern of repetitive and aggressive behaviour, the complete inability to control sexual impulses, and the escalating nature of the offences.

The court designated the accused as a Dangerous Offender.

A dangerous offender application hearing where the Crown sought to prove contested facts regarding sexual offences against multiple adolescent girls and children.

The accused had pleaded guilty to 34 charges involving numerous sexual offences.

The Crown sought to establish additional discreditable conduct that predated the existing charges, which had originally been charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The court heard evidence from four complainant witnesses and assessed credibility and reliability of their testimony against the beyond reasonable doubt standard applicable to contested facts in dangerous offender proceedings.

The Lewis cousins were found guilty of aggravated assault following a jury trial, resulting from an attack that left Ryan Turcotte with a severe brain injury.

This decision outlines their sentences.

The court considered aggravating factors such as the unprovoked group attack, Turcotte's defenselessness, the high likelihood of serious injury, the extent of the injury, and the offenders fleeing the scene.

Mitigating factors included their youth, lack of prior criminal record, solid academic and work histories, strong family and community support, and the out-of-character nature of the offence.

The court emphasized denunciation and general deterrence as paramount sentencing objectives, imposing a sentence of two years less a day incarceration followed by three years probation for each offender, along with ancillary orders including a 20-year firearm prohibition, DNA sample provision, and no-contact orders.