Court of Appeal for Ontario

CITATION: R. v. ABDI, 2007 ONCA 361

DATE: 20070514

DOCKET: C46075

BEFORE: ROSENBERG, SIMMONS and ARMSTRONG JJ.A.

BETWEEN:

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Respondent

and

HANA ABDI

Appellant

COUNSEL:

Paul Lewandowski for the appellant

Erika Chozik for the respondent

Heard and endorsed: May 10, 2007

On appeal from conviction by Justice Patrick D. White of the Ontario Court of Justice dated June 12, 2006.

APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT

[1] In our view, the verdict was reasonable. The trial judge carefully set out the facts that formed the basis for finding that the appellant aided or abetted. We are satisfied that it was open to the trial judge to infer that the appellant aided or abetted the principal offender with the necessary mens rea based on those findings of fact.

[2] Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.