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Crown appeal of James's two-year sentence set for December
THE provincial Crown's appeal of the two-year sentence given to Graham James for sexually assaulting two of his former hockey players will be heard in December.
The Crown filed the appeal in April after James, a former junior hockey coach, was jailed for abusing Theoren Fleury and Todd Holt while coaching them during the 1980s and early '90s.
The Crown asked for a six-year prison sentence for James during a hearing in March and the defence asked for a conditional sentence with no jail time.
In a notice of appeal, the province said provincial court Judge Catherine Carlson erred in her approach to the sentence, overemphasized the significance of prior sentences for similar offences and erred in assessing the "totality principle." That principle holds that jail time for multiple offences must still be fair and reasonable when added together.
The appeal date is Dec. 3 at 9:30 a.m. in Winnipeg.
James's sentence sparked outrage from many, including his victims. Fleury and Holt called the sentence a "national travesty."
-- staff
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 19, 2012 A8
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