A Saskatchewan man who abducted his daughter to prevent her from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has appealed his conviction, claiming the verdict was unreasonable and a miscarriage of justice.
A 55-year-old Carievale, Sask., man who was found guilty of abducting his daughter has filed a notice of appeal with Saskatchewan's highest court. Michael Gordon Jackson failed to return his then-seven-year-old daughter to her mother after a visit and took the girl on the run in November 2021 in an attempt to prevent her from being vaccinated for COVID-19 .Police located and arrested Jackson in Vernon, B.C., in late February 2022.
His daughter was with him and was reunited with her mother later that day.The Crown was seeking a two-year prison sentence with credit for time served on remand, plus three years of probation and 200 hours of community service. On Dec. 6, Justice MacMillan-Brown gave Jackson a one-year jail sentence — which he had already more than served while his case was before the courts — two years of probation and 100 hours of community service. 'The verdict was unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence; there was a miscarriage of justice,' Jackson wrote in the notice. 'The sentence imposed is demonstrably unfit in the circumstances.' Jackson has indicated he wishes to be tried by judge and jury if a new trial is directed. Notably, he also stated that he would arrange for legal representation going forwar
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