The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed how an accused’s bail conditions can impact their sentence in the case of R. v. Schlaepfer. The accused was detained in custody on March 13, 2016, and released on bail on May 17, 2016. The accused pleaded guilty to a charge of the production of marijuana and was sentenced to 14 months in custody and was given 4.2 months of credit for both pre-sentence custody and hardships related to health concerns while in custody read more here
Toronto criminal lawyer, Brian Ross, provides representation for those facing criminal charges including: ‘drunk driving’ offences, domestic assault, fraud, theft, all drug offences, criminal organization offences, murder, and more. Mr. Ross is a member of the Criminal Lawyer’s Association and Legal Aid Ontario’s “Extremely Serious Matters” Panel, consisting of criminal lawyers deemed to have the proven experience necessary to conduct trials in the most serious of criminal matters.
