Court File and Parties
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
ROSENBERG, SIMMONS and LAFORME JJ.A.
BETWEEN:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Respondent
and
SAEED SAVALANPOUR
Appellant
Counsel: Jeff Berman for the appellant John Patton for the respondent
Heard and endorsed: February 19, 2008
On appeal from sentence imposed by Justice De Filippis of the Ontario Court of Justice dated January 11, 2007.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1We see no basis for interfering with this sentence. The trial judge indicated to counsel that he did not consider that the joint submission was appropriate and gave counsel an opportunity to address his concerns. Defence counsel did not seek an adjournment to allow for the Crown who negotiated the resolution to attend. We see no obligation on the trial judge to adjourn the case, on his own motion, for that purpose.
2We agree with the trial judge that the joint submission was not appropriate and would have brought the administration of justice into disrepute.
3Accordingly, while leave to appeal is granted, the appeal is dismissed.