Supreme Court
Decision Information
Summary: Two victims were drinking at the offenders home, both passed out - One woke up to see the offender sexually assaulting the other - Offender saw that she was awake and attacked her - Sexually assaulted the second victim and began choking her when she tried to resist - Offender plead not guilty at trial - Related record of 33 criminal convictions - No mitigating circumstances - 4.5 months spent in pre-trial remand. Seriousness of the crimes and lack of mitigating circumstances required nothing less than a penitentiary sentence
Decision: Sentence determined - Count 1: 3 years imprisonment ; Count 2: 4 years consecutive ; Count 3: 4 years concurrent
Subjects: Criminal law - Sexual offences - Sexual assault
Criminal law - Assault