Court of Appeal for Ontario

Date: 2006-09-08

Docket: C42374

Re: Her Majesty the Queen (Respondent) v. Michael Ross Taylor (Appellant/Applicant)

Before: Doherty, Laskin and Borins JJ.A.

Counsel: Steven Stauffer, for the appellant/applicant Joseph Perfetto, for the respondent

Heard & Endorsed: September 6, 2006

On appeal from the conviction entered by Justice De Filippis of the Ontario Court of Justice dated May 28, 2004 and the sentence imposed dated September 9, 2004.

Appeal Book Endorsement

[1] The evidence offered ample justification for the inferences drawn by the trial judge as to the speed and location on the road of the appellant’s vehicle. Those inferences provided a strong basis for the conviction on the charge of dangerous driving. The conviction appeal is dismissed.

[2] The trial judge gave careful consideration to the imposition of a conditional sentence. He ultimately rejected that option and gave reasons for so doing (see para. 14 of his reasons). We see no error in his reasons or disposition.

[3] The appeal is dismissed.