The appellant appealed her conviction and sentence, arguing the trial judge improperly used similar fact evidence to bolster the complainants' credibility and erred in departing from the 2:1 guideline for pre-trial custody credit.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding the trial judge properly used the similar fact evidence to confirm the representations were made.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, as the trial judge provided reasons for departing from the pre-trial custody credit guideline, and the lengthy penitentiary sentence was fit given the appellant's record and commission of offences while serving a previous sentence.
