Sentencing Hearing

• Crown seeks jail time for Edmonton police officer convicted of assaulting Indigenous man

  The defence is seeking a suspended sentence -- 12 to 18 months probation, 120 to 180 hours of community service and instructional programming on police use of force.

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  Oct 27
  
• Sentencing hearing to resume this fall in London, Ont. child abduction case

  In May, Lawrence Allen Thompson was found guilty of kidnapping, child abduction, sexual interference and sexual assault in the case, which dates back to 2018.

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  Jul 19
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• Man convicted of unprovoked hammer attack on Winnipeg teen argues for lighter sentence

  'Twelve years is kind of a long time,' Jerry Kipling said in court. 'This isn't a murder case, for one.'

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  Jun 17
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• Ontario trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman in hotel wants mistrial

  In February, a jury convicted 52-year-old Barton, who is from Mississauga, Ont., of manslaughter in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue.

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  Jun 1
• ‘I will never forget all the damage I’ve caused’: Pickering drunk driver apologizes for killing 2 teens

  "That night I was not in the right state of mind. It was never my intentions to hurt anyone but myself."

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  May 20
• Man who murdered stranger at TTC subway station should have 15-year parole ineligibility, Crown argues

  'A complete stranger abruptly took the life of our dear loved one. There was no opportunity to say good-bye. Words cannot truly convey the extent of loss we feel on a daily basis.'

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  Mar 23
• Penticton, B.C., woman who killed teen boyfriend with morphine sentenced to 1 year in jail

  The Crown said Devon Blackmore was sick with undiagnosed pneumonia, and his then 20-year-old girlfriend Kiera Bourque gave him illegally-acquired morphine to ease his pain.

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  Sep 23, 2020
• No comment from B.C. double killer as judge weighs 50-year sentence

  "Any last words?" asked Madam Justice Laura Gerow. "I, um, no, I think I'm good," replied Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam.

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  Jul 23, 2020
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• Pair found guilty in 2017 quadruple killing handed life sentences, no parole chance for 25 years

  A jury deliberated for nearly three days and more than 70 Crown witnesses testified during the six-week trial.

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  Feb 20, 2020
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• Victim impact statements reflect kind-hearted nature of slain teen: MADD

  Ben Harris' family read statements at the impaired driver's sentencing hearing Wednesday, said Trevor Ens of MADD Canada who was in the courtroom.

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  Feb 13, 2020