Court File and Parties
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
MacPherson, Simons and Gillese JJ.A.
BETWEEN
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
and
Denise Gordon
Appellant
Counsel: Julie Santarossa, for the appellant Riun Shandler, for the respondent
Heard: December 17, 2010
On appeal from the sentence imposed on June 11, 2010, by Justice Roland J. Haines of the Superior Court of Justice, sitting without a jury.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1We see no basis for interfering with the sentence imposed.
2However, on the basis of the fresh evidence offered by way of oral submissions by counsel today – which confirms the appellant’s excellent performance in the Vanier institution and her proposed living arrangements with her 7-year old son and her cousin – we would allow the appeal and reduce the sentence to time served. The probation order remains in place.