Can a sentence of one year be appealed?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Petrovich, 1981 CanLII 2194 (SK CA):
Again in the case of the Queen v. Perry Campbell, an unreported decision of this court dated October 20th, 1978, the Crown appealed the sentence of one year imposed on the accused for the offence under s. 146(1). In delivering judgment on behalf of the court, Culliton, C.J.S., said: “The court agrees that the sentence imposed was a lenient one.” However, the sentence of one year was consecutive to the sentence he was then serving and his total time to be served was three years and five months. In dismissing the appeal, Culliton, C.J.S., said: While in the present case a more severe sentence could be justified, the court is of the opinion that the discretion exercised by the learned trial Judge should not be disturbed, particularly in light of the age of the respondent.
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