CITATION: R. v. Paper, 2011 ONCA 56 |
DATE: 20110121 |
DOCKET: C51944 |
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO |
Feldman, Rouleau and Watt JJ.A. |
BETWEEN |
Her Majesty the Queen |
Respondent |
and |
Leila Paper |
Appellant |
Leila Paper, in person and Russell Silverstein, duty counsel |
James D. M. Clark, for the respondent |
Heard and released orally: January 17, 2011 |
On appeal from the sentence imposed by Justice B. Brown of the Ontario Court of Justice, dated March 12, 2011. |
ENDORSEMENT |
[1] We are not persuaded that the sentencing judge erred in principle in the sentence she imposed. This was a commercial operation with a wide variety of controlled substances available for purchase and sale.
[2] The sentencing judge did consider the appellant’s guilty plea as indicative of remorse in her determination of the sentence she imposed and was entitled to balance it against the appellant’s failure to appreciate the potential harm created by the distribution of these substances.
[3] Leave to appeal is granted, but the appeal is dismissed.
“K. Feldman J.A.”
“Paul Rouleau J.A.”
“David Watt J.A.”