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R. v. Ryan

Court Court of Appeal
Date 2017-04-26
Citation 2017 NSCA 32
Docket CAC 453748
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Fichaud, Joel E. (Honourable Justice); Hamilton, M. Jill (Honourable Justice); Scanlan, J. Edward (Honourable Justice) (CA)
Document Type Library Sheet
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Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

Citation: R. v. Ryan, 2017 NSCA 32

Date: 20170426

Docket: CAC 453748

Registry: Halifax

Between:

Philip Gordon Ryan

Appellant

v.

Her Majesty the Queen

Respondent

 

 

Judge:

The Honourable Justice J.E. (Ted) Scanlan

Appeal Heard:

February 2, 2017, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Subject:

Sentence Appeal

Summary:

The Appellant was a serial thief who stole from retailers across the province to support his drug addictions.  He had a lengthy record dating back to the 1980’s.  A provincial court judge sentenced the appellant to a total of 678 days after giving credit at a rate of 1:1 for time served and reducing the sentence for one offence by 25 days to take into account the principle of totality.

Issues:

 Did the sentencing judge err in the application of any principles of sentencing?

Result:

Appeal dismissed.

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