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Youthful first offender sentenced to two years less a day for possessing a loaded, prohibited firearm.
The offender, an 18-year-old first-time offender, pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded, prohibited firearm.
He was arrested after police responded to an unrelated 911 call and observed him acting suspiciously.
The Crown sought a four-year penitentiary sentence, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Nur, while the defence sought 18 months.
The court balanced the need for denunciation and deterrence with the offender's youth, guilty plea, and prospects for rehabilitation.
The court imposed a sentence of two years less a day in reformatory, followed by three years of probation and 240 hours of community service.
A youthful first offender who pled guilty to possessing a loaded prohibited firearm was sentenced to two years less a day in custody and three years' probation.
The defendant, Tyrell Mingo, was convicted of possessing a loaded, prohibited firearm contrary to Criminal Code s. 95(1).
At age eighteen, he was found in possession of a .357 calibre revolver with six rounds of ammunition during a police response to a reported home invasion.
The Crown sought four years' imprisonment, while the defence sought eighteen months.
The court imposed a structured sentence of two years less a day in custody followed by three years' probation with conditions including community service, counselling, and completion of high school education.
The court considered the defendant's youth, lack of criminal record, guilty plea, and sixteen months of house arrest bail, while emphasizing the serious nature of firearm offences and the need for deterrence and denunciation.
