The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ June 14,2006 ♦ Page A7 Nine-year sentence for robberies upheld by appeal court Justices cite 'appalling' violence BY JEFF MITCHELL Staff Writet DURHAM - Ontario's Court of Appeal has upheld the lengthy jail sentence given an Ajax man for his role in a series of robberies robberies that included what the justices called "gratuitous and appalling violence against the victims". The three-judge panel also rejected j an appeal of Junior Christopher Brown's conviction, agreeing with the trial judge that a delay of more than 16 months in bringing the case to trial was not unreasonable. The appeal court decision means Mr. Brown will continue to serve the sentence handed him in the fall of 2004 by Superior Court Justice Clair Marchand, who heard the case in Whitby. Justice Marchand sentenced Mr. , Brown to nine years on top of the time he'd spent in pretrial custody for a total term of 11 years in federal penitentiary. Mr. Brown was 19 when he went on a robbery spree with two other teenagers in the spring of 2003. Masked and armed with knives and in one instance a handgun, the crew swarmed helpless convenience store clerks as they worked alone at night, beating and stabbing the victims before fleeing with cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets. Mr. Brown and two accomplices accomplices were busted in May 2003. by Durham Regional Police officers investigating the robberies. robberies. The robbery detectives saw three masked men enter a Pickering store and were waiting waiting with guns drawn when they emerged, chasing a terrified clerk who'd escaped them. Mr. Brown's accomplices, both of whom were 16 at the time of their crimes, pleaded guilty and were then the subject of an extraordinary hearing at which the Crown successfully sought to have them sentenced as adults. The teens, who cannot , be named, were ordered to serve eight years in penitentiary; an appeal of that sentence is pending. pending. The appeal of Mr. Brown's conviction and sentence was heard in mid-May. In a ruling ruling released Monday justices David Doherty, Stephen Borins and Russell Juriansz declared the harsh sentence imposed by Justice Marchand appropriate. "These were all vicious robberies robberies on particularly vulnerable vulnerable small store owners late in the evening," the justices wrote. "All three of the robberies ... involved gratuitous and appalling appalling violence against , the victims." victims." Mr. Brown was on probation when he committed the robberies, robberies, the court noted. Walter Passarella / Metroland Durham Region Media Group Smart ways to eat lunch COURTICE - Courtice Secondary School students Kim Duma and Matt Garrison get served a healthy lunch by cafeteria staff member Alison Bulmer. The school was one of three in Clar- ington to win a Durham Eat Smart! award. Kingsway Arms at Clarington Centre À New Choice in Retirement Living Suites starting from $1900 Inquire today ! Independant & Supportive Packages NOW OPEN! Call today for your personalized tour, Model Suites open for viewing. i "Your Family Matters" Kingsway Anns at Clarington Centre 65 Clarington Blvd. • (905) 697-9992 .www.kingswayarms.com • email: tbudden.kams@rogers.com A Smart Choice For Today's Senior Retirement SuitesWith Amenities. Ask us about our Short Term and Trial Stays. There's lots more news online at durhamregion.com The weight loss program you'll love for life. I" ,, :l NrNî - •'OU OH OFFER ENDS JULY 31 EVERGREEN FARM & GARDEN LTD 3242 TAUNTON ROAD ORONO (905) 983-9119 or 1-800-461-2120 www.teamevergreen.com vimi vmiii ci mini n .iiihn ni i m c.mii siah ni au h ioday' ma» n, ».,» HHIei villi lliwïlltikviiy, 701)1! util ill July. 7UUU, it|iillKlyillii|iii1ill.S*l|KlliJili*llMllL'liillippiml.|eiFllM*il iiiimminnil tut. lift* i /IIS Ji«i y y ml my b« li'iliid. In llimpli, •« a Hwpul lllihly lintel, bind vit i tilliii yiici «I Sll.HHti 110; StiMfiti Dll lui I UH ilewfl pyml. inulli In I Dime* il $1 J.HH'i 11(1; $Ii7,KMi till li b« tmiund In i mm mum i| 3 ymi with 3!i mi. pymli. i! $ JIM HU: S1.flJ4.titl. tilling $ 1.1 Utib (III: SbH,H!i!i Ull. Uni un UH Al'H with• millbiltiwll|•!$U (III, Ilyin diliull, |ln tbngi lui imiunllpuldvi Ii 74 OllhAI'H. luri.Hl uy.ddntfy.lliiibltndpHyifiliiMkiigilMlUiludidindiniyimtiiiiiiHlciif mi. pymf.(t).$Mdiililtiltimfltll iiliilinii|liilhmtl*|ii.tl#M.I'iMumiwb|#t1litlii*|ewllhiwlMtlciit«ny|liiii.SifiiiUtlr( iiluli. llllln viliihim till M«y,7llt)tl until 31 July, 7lltlll.in4lMubji.t||iili<iiii wilhi*lMtunlMylinir.OII#i ivbjicltiivulibilily •nd nuy bi iuciitllnnd n midihid il my lima. Jfhn llmiei gnu md yilliw tnlit nbrwi. |ht liiylng Hni lymbel, JOHN DM III md ill ludrmiibi iilnmcid iboi m hidmmii i| limn * fimyiny. iicincunmiiM -tvi.iixiwnciw icooiz/m uim*Mh.,iuii Darrin lost 48 pounds and 63 inches! • one-ori-one support • all-natural products • grocery store food Bowmanville Oshawa I Bowmanville Mall 1330 Ritson Rd. N 243 King St. E 905.432.6999 905.697.9484 Oshawa II 1345 King St, E 905.725.4146 Oshawa III 1076 Cedar St. 905,438.8446 Port Perry South Gate Mbit 14500 Simcoe St. 905.985.1084 ÇALL310-THIN (8446) www.herbalmagic.ca ». *• V • '9 ' < ■ -> i Vi •• ,v ■ ' .v -V ".j' ■ , i-