The appellant appealed his conviction for assault causing bodily harm and sought leave to appeal his sentence.
The conviction arose from an assault on a fellow inmate at a detention centre.
The Crown's case relied on surveillance video and victim testimony.
The appellant was identified in the video as approaching the washroom area where the assault occurred and appearing to deliver a knee strike.
The trial judge instructed the jury that the appellant could be found guilty as either a joint principal or an aider.
The Court of Appeal found sufficient evidentiary basis for the jury instructions and dismissed the conviction appeal.
On sentencing, the appellant invoked the parity principle, comparing his 20-month sentence (reduced to 191 days after pre-disposition custody credit) to a co-accused's 18-month sentence.
The Court found the sentences were not comparable due to differences in culpability, criminal records, and mitigating factors, and dismissed the sentence appeal.
