Jail was required for Calgary officer who body slammed handcuffed woman to floor, judge rules yyc
She noted Dunn has already served his 30-day conditional sentence which included 15 days of house arrest and has been before the courts since before his October, 2020, trial.She asked Crown prosecutor Michael Dunn and defence counsel Alain Hepner to file “brief” written submissions within 30 days “addressing whether a stay of execution should be ordered.”
But Hepner argued the conditional sentence was capable of achieving the objectives of denunciation and deterrence.In quoting case law, Dilts said the officer’s conduct needed to be condemned by the court. “In the present case, the trial judge imposed a 30-day conditional sentence with minimal conditions and palpable leniency. In doing so, she failed to craft a sentence that reflected the primary considerations of denunciation and deterrence …
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