The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment following a home invasion robbery.
The appellant claimed self-defence after striking the intruder with a shovel, causing significant injuries.
The trial judge rejected the self-defence claim, finding the appellant had the intruder under control and administered a gratuitous beating.
The appellant appealed both conviction and sentence on multiple grounds, including alleged misapprehension of evidence regarding bear spray effects, the timing of acquiring the shovel, and the number of blows struck.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding no material errors in the trial judge's credibility assessments and factual findings.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, with the court finding the 22-month sentence was within the appropriate range for aggravated assault by a first offender.
