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R. v. Poobalasingam

Court Court of Appeal
Date 2019-03-12
Citation 2019 NSCA 19
Docket CAC 480518
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Farrar, David P.S. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Bryson, Peter M.S. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Bourgeois, Cindy A. (Honourable Justice) (CA)
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Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

Citation: R. v. Poobalasingam, 2019 NSCA 19

Date: 20190312

Docket: CAC 480518

Registry: Halifax

Between:

Her Majesty the Queen

Appellant

v.

Mithusha Poobalasingam

Respondent

 

Judges:

Farrar, Bryson and Bourgeois, JJ.A.

Appeal Heard:

March 12, 2019, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Written Release

March 14, 2019

Held:

Appeal dismissed per oral reasons for judgment of the Court.

 

Counsel:

David Schermbrucker, for the appellant

Roger A. Burrill, for the respondent

 

 

 

 

Reasons for judgment: (Orally)

[1]              We are unanimously of the view that the trial judge properly applied the principles of sentencing and properly balanced the aggravating and mitigating factors.  She heard the trial evidence and made determinations of fact.  She made no palpable or overriding factual errors.  Nor did the trial judge make any errors of law.  We are also satisfied the sentence is not manifestly unfit given the circumstances of the offence, the circumstances of the offender, and the need to protect society.

[2]              The appeal is dismissed.

                                                          Farrar, J.A.

                                                          Bryson, J.A.

                                                          Bourgeois, J.A.

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