DATE: 20050221

DOCKET: C42203

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

RE:

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) – and – SAMUEL KENNETH TREACHER (Appellant)

BEFORE:

WEILER, GOUDGE AND GILLESE JJ.A.

COUNSEL:

Brian Snell

for the appellant

John McInnes

for the respondent

HEARD:

February 18, 2005

On appeal from the conviction by Justice J. Peter Coulson of the Ontario Court of Justice dated November 24, 2003 and from the sentence imposed by Justice J. Peter Coulson dated November 24, 2003.

A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T

[1] Given the gravity of the breaches and the prior record of the appellant the trial judge was entirely justified, keeping in mind the protection of society as one factor, to impose the sentence he did. Leave to appeal sentence granted but appeal dismissed.