EDMONTON — An Alberta man has won an appeal to serve his sentence in the community after he accidentally shot and injured his girlfriend during sex. In an appeal of the sentence, Bergh argued the judge overemphasized his criminal record and alcohol use. In a ruling last week, three Appeal Court justices found the judge was wrong to conclude that a conditional sentence would be insufficient deterrence. The woman survived, but “suffered serious internal injuries, underwent surgery and spent 18 days in hospital,” the Appeal Court decision said. The Appeal Court said Richardson placed undue emphasis on those factors.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 14:37 UTC