Court of Appeal

Decision Information

R. v. Downey

Court Court of Appeal
Date 2000-10-06
Citation 2000 NSCA 110
Docket CAC 162988
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Saunders, Jamie W. S. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Hallett, J. Doane (Honourable Justice) (CA); Roscoe, Elizabeth A. (Honourable Justice) (CA)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - R. v. Downey - 2000 NSCA 110 - 2000-10-06 - Decision

Decision Content

CASE NO.                                                     VOL. NO.                                           PAGE

 

THOMAS SPEEDY DOWNEY                    - and -            HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

 

Appellant                                                                                Respondent

 

CAC 162988                                     Halifax                                    ROSCOE, J.A.

 

                                           [Cite as: R. v. Downey, 2000 NSCA 110]

 

 

 

APPEAL HEARD:                           September 27, 2000

 

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:           October 6, 2000

 

SUBJECT:                           Criminal Law, Identification Evidence

Sentencing, Trafficking in Cocaine

 

SUMMARY:                          The appellant was convicted in Provincial Court of trafficking in cocaine and sentenced to three years incarceration.

 

ISSUES:                                Was the verdict unreasonable?

Was the sentence unfit?

 

RESULT:                              Conviction appeal dismissed. The evidence of identification is sufficient and reasonably capable of supporting the conviction. Sentence appeal dismissed. In consideration of the appellant’s lengthy criminal record the sentence was fit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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