Justice Eileen E. Gillese of the Court of Appeal for Ontario heard arguments yesterday afternoon regarding motions to appeal Forcillo's conviction and a request that he be released on bail in the meantime. Then said the sentence must match the crime and that attempted murder is "one of the most serious offences known to law." He faced two charges: one count of second-degree murder for the first round of shots, and one count of attempted murder for the second round. The sentenceThe judge rejected Forcillo's constitutional challenge of the mandatory minimum five-year sentence for attempted murder. On Thursday morning, Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Then issued Forcillo's sentence: six years.

Source: CBC News July 29, 2016 10:07 UTC