Conditional Sentence

• No time behind bars for university security guard who killed B.C. man with neck restraint

  Jack Cruthers Hutchison was convicted of manslaughter in April for the death of Howard Hill, and has been handed an 18-month conditional sentence to be served in the community.

  Crime

  May 22
  
• Toronto woman avoids jail time after being convicted of dangerous driving causing death

  A Toronto woman avoids jail time after being convicted of dangerous driving causing death of a Sunnybrook lab technician.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2023
  
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• Ontario mother sentenced to house arrest for death of child who drowned in Grand River

  Michelle Hanson, the mother of 3-year-old Kaden Young who drowned after Hanson drove around a barrier on a washed-out road, has been given a sentence in the community.

  Crime

  Jan 18, 2022
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• Vernon, B.C. man gets house arrest after sexual assault conviction

  In sentencing, Devlin said that Vaux’s “moral culpability was significantly reduced as a result of his cognitive deficits.”

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2021
• Kelowna man, 21, receives conditional sentence for torturing, killing hamsters

  The judge said despite the horrific acts, Leighton Labute, 21, is a low risk to reoffend, as he’s severely autistic and has a very low IQ.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2021
• N.S. Crown questions conditional sentence given to Black man for gun offence

  A provincial court judge said she made her decision after assessing the impact of the suspect's race and culture, the availability of Afrocentric services in prisons, and support.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
• Passenger sentenced in attack on Kelowna bus driver

  Court heard the passenger and driver got into a confrontation on the bus near the Rutland Exchange.

  Jan 28, 2021
• ‘Guaranteed I ain’t going out alone’: Court hears threats that led to Coldstream standoff

  The man at the center of a lengthy police standoff last winter has been handed an 18-month conditional sentence.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2018
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• Mother admits to leaving child in freezing car outside a bar in Lethbridge

  She was charged, along with another woman who also left her daughter in the vehicle, for failing to provide the necessaries of life.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2018
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• Former BC Liberal communications director sentenced in ‘Quick Wins’ scandal

  Brian Bonney, the former communications director for Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals, has been handed a nine-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to one count of breach of trust last October in relation to the so-called "quick wins" scandal.

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2018