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R. v. Frenette

Court Court of Appeal
Date 1997-05-14
Citation 1997 NSCA 92
Docket CAC 132540
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Jones, Malachi C. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Freeman, Gerald B. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Chipman, David (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - R. v. Frenette - 1997 NSCA 92 - 1997-05-14 - Decision

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CASE NO.                                                  VOLUME                                                          PAGE

 

Cite as: R. v. Frenette, 1997 NSCA 92

 

 

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN                                                    PETER MARCEL FRENETTE

                                                                         - and -

(Appellant)                                                                                                                  (Respondent)

 

C.A.C.  No.  132540                                Halifax, N.S.                                             JONES, J.A.

                                                                                                               CHIPMAN, J.A.

                                                                                                                                       (Dissenting)

 

 

APPEAL HEARD:                                        April 7, 1997

 

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:              May 14, 1997

 

SUBJECT:           Criminal law - Narcotic Control Act.  Section 4(2).  Possession for the purpose of trafficking - Crown appeal against sentence - trial judge imposing conditional sentence of 14 months imprisonment to be followed by 12 months probation subject to conditions.

 

 

ISSUE:                 Whether sentence appropriate in case of drug trafficking.  Pre-sentence report favourable to conditional sentence.

 

 

RESULT:  In a split decision the Court of Appeal dismissed the Crown appeal                       against sentence.

 

 

 

 

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