The appellant pleaded guilty on three different occasions before the same judge to nine criminal charges.
The judge sentenced the appellant for all charges at the same time, ordering the sentences for each of the three groups of charges to be served consecutively.
The appellant appealed, arguing the judge lacked the power to impose consecutive sentences under the Criminal Code because the convictions occurred at different sittings.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, holding that a judge may order a sentence to be served consecutively to another sentence they have previously imposed or are imposing at the same time.
