“A discharge is clearly in (Moomen) Rhouma’s best interest,” the judge said, citing factors such as Rhouma having no previous record and the effects a conviction could have on his immigration status.
MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism.
MONTREAL - The Crown prosecutor's office in Quebec is appealing a judge's decision to grant a conditional discharge to a Gatineau, Que., man who pleaded guilty to strangling, threatening and assaulting his wife.