R. v. Tempelaar, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 760

Gordon Tempelaar Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Indexed as: R. v. Tempelaar

File No.: 23909.

1995: March 3.

Present: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

Criminal law ‑‑ Sentencing ‑‑ Jury's verdict supportable on any one of three factual bases ‑‑ Factual basis of verdict not particularized ‑‑ Whether judge entitled to sentence on the most aggravating basis.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal, rendered on July 14, 1993, dismissing an appeal against conviction and sentence. Appeal dismissed.

Frank Addario and Louis Sokolov, for the appellant.

Scott C. Hutchison, for the respondent.

//Lamer C.J.//

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

[1] Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We find no reason to depart from the law as regards sentencing as it now stands, and has for many years. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Ruby & Edwardh, Toronto; Louis Sokolov, Toronto.

Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.