Josephine Elana Baldassi

The accused, Ameen Jazei, was found guilty of kidnapping and assault.

This decision outlines the reasons for the sentence imposed.

The court considered aggravating factors, including the use of an imitation firearm and a group attack, and mitigating factors such as his youth at the time of the offence and significant family support.

The judgment also addressed pre-sentence custody credits (Summers and Duncan credits).

The Crown sought 3.5 years in penitentiary, while the defence argued for a conditional sentence or a three-month jail term.

The court determined that a conditional sentence was inappropriate given a bail breach and subsequent serious offence.

A 12-month custodial sentence for kidnapping and a concurrent 5-month sentence for assault were imposed, followed by 2 years of probation.

Shuvanga Khanal pleaded guilty to three counts of Dangerous Driving Causing Death.

The court considered aggravating factors, including the multiple deaths and the extreme dangerousness of the driving (175 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, running a red light), and mitigating factors, such as the guilty plea, community support, and the offender's own serious injuries.

The Crown sought 5-6 years custody, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.

The court imposed a four-year period of incarceration followed by a ten-year driving prohibition, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence over rehabilitation in this severe case.

Terrell Burke-Whittaker pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm after discharging it towards a busy highway during a funeral viewing.

The Crown sought a four-year sentence, while the defence sought a conditional sentence of two years less a day.

The court considered aggravating factors, including the discharge of the firearm in a public place, and mitigating factors, such as the offender's sincere remorse, positive rehabilitation efforts while on bail (starting a business, acceptance into fire academy), and strong community support.

Despite the seriousness of the offence and the need for general deterrence and denunciation in firearms cases, the court found exceptional circumstances justifying a departure from the normal penitentiary range.

A conditional sentence of two years less a day was imposed, followed by three years of probation, along with a DNA order and a ten-year firearms prohibition.

The applicant, Dontay Williams, brought Charter applications under sections 8, 9, and 10(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, seeking a stay of proceedings or exclusion of evidence.

He alleged unlawful detention and arrest without reasonable grounds, insufficient grounds for a search warrant, an unreasonable strip search, and unreasonable delay in accessing counsel.

The court dismissed all Charter applications, finding that the police had reasonable grounds for arrest, the search warrant was valid despite a technical error in its execution timeframe, the strip search was justified and conducted reasonably, and the delay in accessing counsel was reasonable given the circumstances.

The applicant, charged with drug trafficking and firearm possession, brought a motion for further disclosure from the Crown.

The requested disclosure included notes from a confidential source handler (PC Neadles) and information related to an unrelated motor vehicle accident involving a person of interest (Marcus Nugent).

The court dismissed the application, finding that the confidential source notes were protected by informer privilege, which the applicant failed to overcome by demonstrating necessity for innocence or guilt.

The information related to the motor vehicle accident was deemed irrelevant to the applicant's case.

Shamar Brown was convicted of drug trafficking and gun possession, including a loaded handgun with an over-capacity magazine, cocaine, Oxycontin, and Xanax for trafficking.

He had an extensive criminal record with multiple firearm convictions and was on federal parole and subject to firearm prohibitions at the time of arrest.

The Crown sought a 10-year sentence, while the defence argued for a 7-7.5 year sentence, reduced to 4.5 years due to harsh custody conditions and a Charter breach.

The court imposed a total sentence of 10 years, applying 1.5:1 credit for pre-trial custody, resulting in 8 years, 5 months, and 15 days remaining to serve.

The court considered aggravating factors such as his criminal history and public threat, and limited mitigating factors, while dismissing the anti-Black racism argument due to lack of specific evidence.