What is the purpose of a sentence for a man convicted of assault with intent to pervert the course of justice?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Olema v. Coudougen, 2021 ONCJ 67 (CanLII):
The primary purpose is the preservation of the integrity of the adiministration of justice: “Our legal system is wounded when court orders are ignored. A sentence must be one that will repair the wound, denounce the conduct and deter the contemnor and other from similar conduct:” Geremia v. Harb, 2007 CanLII 30750 (ON SC), [2007] OJ No. 3019 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para. 38.
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