iji!i» SHS" ̂ .^ • IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 5 ^ (X In the matter between; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and THOMAS THRASHER
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT of the Honourable Mr. Justice W.G. Morrow, at Fort McPherson, N.W.T. on the l^th day of Maz_AD_lS7^ Orval J.T. Troy Esq. Q.C. for the Respondent M. McConnell, Esq. for the Appellant
^H O 0~l Respondent Appellant
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T (Mr. Ti'oy and Mr. McConnell having addressed the court, • Mr. Justice Morrow gave judgment as follows) That's fine, that's good enough. Stand up Mr. Thrasher. Mr. Thrasher, looking at the Probation Report, which has been very helpful, and listening to your lawyer, and listening to the Crown Counsel, who has been his usual fair self, I must say that ordinarily I would not have disturbed the sentence imposed by the Justice of the Peace on a man who keeps getting drunk, and has a record like you have, because eventually you are going to end up in jail. I would not ordinarily have disturbed the fifteen day sentence. However, the Probation Officer says you I and your wife are prepared to go to Henvjood and try to take the treatment there against drinking. You have shown since March that you can stay off liquor, so this last time, you understand, the last time, I am going to give you a chance, and I am going to suspend sentence for three months. You will be required, a condition of that will be that if given the opportunity to go to Kenwood you will go. Secondly, you will keep the peace, and thirdly, on your return you will report to the probation officer, or in his absence the R.C.M.P. at a time fixed by them. Do you think you can stick to it? I