The appellant appealed his conviction for second degree murder and his sentence of life imprisonment with 12 years of parole ineligibility.
He argued the trial judge erred in his jury instructions regarding intoxication, the W. (D.) framework, and the temporal relationship between the actus reus and mens rea under Cooper.
The Court of Appeal found no errors in the jury instructions, noting the trial judge properly focused the jury on the appellant's actual intent and correctly applied the legal frameworks.
The court also upheld the 12-year parole ineligibility period as fit.
The appeal was dismissed.
