The respondent was previously found guilty of civil and criminal contempt for his open, continuous, and flagrant refusal to obey a court order to testify at the Cornwall Public Inquiry.
Having served a six-month sentence for civil contempt, the court convened to determine the sentence for criminal contempt.
Applying the totality principle and considering mitigating factors such as pre-sentence custody and harsh incarceration conditions, the court sentenced the respondent to a further 30 days of incarceration, to be served consecutively without remission or parole.
