Supreme Court

Judge:

The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski

Sentencing date:

March 27, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Subject:

Criminal Law; Sentencing

Summary:

The offender was convicted of two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking under s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, one count relating to cocaine and the other to ecstacy. The cocaine was found in a search incident to arresting the offender for property damage, when he was found attacking a vehicle and yelling at its driver, his former girlfriend. Police subsequently found MDMA/Ecstacy during an unrelated search of the offender’s apartment. The offender pleaded guilty to the charges. In addition to the property damage offence, the offender had prior convictions for impaired driving and prohibited driving. The offender was about 39 years old at the time of sentencing and was married, with four daughters. He was self-employed as co-owner of a gym. There was a joint sentencing recommendation before the court.

Result:

The sentencing judge accepted the joint recommendation, imposing a sentence of four years imprisonment in a federal penitentiary, along with a ten-year firearms prohibition, a DNA order, and a forefeiture order in respect of exhibits seized in the police investigation.