CITATION: R. v. Blais, 2011 ONCA 133 |
DATE: 20110216 |
DOCKET: C51761 |
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO |
Laskin, Feldman and Armstrong JJ.A. |
BETWEEN |
Her Majesty the Queen |
Respondent |
and |
Ryan Gerald Blais |
Appellant |
Crystal Tomusiak, for the appellant |
Holly Loubert, for the respondent |
Heard: February 15, 2011 |
On appeal from the sentence imposed on October 1, 2009 by Justice Gisele M. Miller of the Superior Court of Justice, sitting without a jury. |
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT |
[1] The appellant has served the custodial portion of his sentence. Thus, the only issue on the appeal is whether a three-year term of probation is excessive. In our view, it is not.
[2] In the light of the appellant’s extensive record, and the rehabilitative objective of a probation order, a three-year term is appropriate. At the sentencing hearing, the appellant expressed his intent to turn his life around. We view the probation order as promoting his ability to do so.
[3] Leave to appeal sentence is granted, but the appeal is dismissed.