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Applying the factors in s.745.4 and relevant caselaw, the Court found the offence fell in the 10-15 year category but warranted an extension beyond the 10-year minimum due to the brutality of the attack, failure to render assistance and impact on the family, balanced against credible evidence of rehabilitative potential; the appropriate period of parole ineligibility was set at 12 years.
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The court accepted the joint submission of 14 years parole ineligibility because the proposed term falls within the established 12–15 year range for comparable cases, the case does not exhibit the exceptional moral culpability required for a >15 year bar under Cerra, and Anthony‑Cook requires deference to a joint submission that does not bring the administration of justice into disrepute; the offender's rehabilitation, remorse and timing further supported the sentence.
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Sentencing for second degree murder and assault with a weapon. The court imposed life imprisonment with 12 years of parole ineligibility, plus concurrent three years on the assault count.
Sentencing for second-degree murder: Ryan Grantham received life imprisonment with 14 years' parole ineligibility after the court weighed planning, mental health, remorse, and rehabilitation.
Sentencing for second degree murder. The court accepted a joint submission and imposed life imprisonment with parole ineligibility for 10 years, plus ancillary orders.
The Court accepted the parties' joint submission in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in Bissonnette, quashed the trial judge's s. 745.51 order as unconstitutional and ordered that the parole ineligibility period for the second murder run concurrent with the parole ineligibility period imposed for the earlier murder.
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Sentencing reasons in a second degree murder case. The court imposed life imprisonment with 14 years’ parole ineligibility, considering Gladue factors, mental illness, and significant aggravation.
John Brittain pleaded guilty to four murders. The court imposed life sentences on all counts, with 15 years parole ineligibility for the second-degree murder and 25 years for each first-degree murder, all concurrent.
Michael Martel pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received life imprisonment with parole ineligibility fixed at 14 years.
The offender falls within the Hawkins category for which 10-15 years parole ineligibility is appropriate; the jointly recommended 12-year period is within that acceptable range and does not offend the public interest under Anthony-Cook, therefore impose life imprisonment with 12 years parole ineligibility to run from June 27, 2017.
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