R. v. Hakim
There was no error in principle and, given the appellant's record, the sentence could not be said to be unfit; therefore the appeal against sentence was dismissed.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- C42841
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Edward Roy Hakim
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 19 May 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal From Sentence
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Appeal, Error in Principle, Fitness of Sentence
- Source Language
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Edward Roy Hakim
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal From Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether there was an error in principle in the sentence imposed
- 2 Whether the sentence was demonstrably unfit having regard to the appellant's record
Ratio Decidendi
There was no error in principle and, given the appellant's record, the sentence could not be said to be unfit; therefore the appeal against sentence was dismissed.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Appeal dismissed
- Sentence affirmed
Full Case Text
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R. v. Hakim Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2005-05-19 Docket numbers C42841 Judges Weiler, Karen Merle Magnuson; Goudge, Stephen Thomas; Feldman, Kathryn N. Subject Criminal Decision Content DATE: 20050519 DOCKET: C42841 COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO RE: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) – and EDWARD ROY HAKIM (Appellant) BEFORE: WEILER, GOUDGE and FELDMAN JJ.A. COUNSEL: Edward Roy Hakim Inmate in-person Nadia Thomas for the respondent HEARD & RESERVED: May 16, 2005 On appeal from the sentence imposed on November 22, 2004 by Justice Paul Robertson of the Ontario Court of Justice. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] There is no error in principle in the sentence imposed and given the appellant’s record we cannot say the sentence is unfit. The appeal as to sentence is therefore dismissed. “K. M. Weiler J.A.” “S. T. Goudge J.A.” “K. Feldman J.A.”