Court of Appeal for Ontario

Date: 2017-06-14 Docket: C63015 Judges: Doherty, Rouleau and Hourigan JJ.A.

Between

Her Majesty the Queen Respondent

and

Laura Denouden Appellant

Counsel

Victor Giourgas, for the appellant

Kathleen Farrell, for the respondent

Heard

June 13, 2017

Appeal

On appeal from the sentence imposed on September 12, 2016 by Justice O'Brien of the Ontario Court of Justice.

Appeal Book Endorsement

[1] The trial judge imposed a two-year sentence with probation to follow. The trial judge declined to grant a conditional sentence of two years. Appeal counsel argues that he erred in principle in failing to grant a conditional sentence.

[2] We have reviewed the reasons. The trial judge was alive to the relevant principles and applied them to the evidence.

[3] We see no error in the trial judge's reasons which would justify our intervention. The trial judge had a difficult decision to make. We will not interfere in that decision.

[4] The appeal is dismissed.