P.E.I. woman gets more jail time for not showing up for weekend sentence
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Not displaying up for seven weekends to serve an intermittent sentence has led to extra jail time for a P.E.I. girl.
Jennie Sara Singleton, 38, pleaded responsible to seven fees of being unlawfully at massive and was sentenced on Nov. 15 in provincial court docket in Charlottetown. Singleton appeared in court docket by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre.
June 22 sentencing
Crown legal professional Molly Murphy informed the court docket that on June 22, Singleton was sentenced in Georgetown Provincial Courtroom to a complete of 75 days in jail and 12 months of probation for 2 driving whereas disqualified offences. She was allowed to serve the sentence intermittently. Singleton confirmed up on June 23 to serve the primary weekend sentence however then didn’t report back to the jail on June 30, July 14, July 21, July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11 and Aug. 25.
Arrest warrant
On Aug. 31, a warrant for her arrest was issued. On Nov. 2, RCMP was on patrol within the Scotchfort space and positioned Singleton. She was arrested for being unlawfully at massive.
Choose Nancy Orr requested about July 7. Murphy responded that workers on the jail stated that Singleton did not attend any of the weekends between June 30 and Aug. 25 and that the July 7 weekend was “ignored.”
Singleton additionally admitted that the one weekend she attended was June 23.
Sentencing
Regardless of the July 7 weekend omission, the court docket proceeded to sentencing on the seven fees.
Authorized support lawyer Conor Mullin stated Singleton did not go to the jail to serve her sentence as a result of she was coping with well being and household points on the time.
Orr accepted a advice from Murphy and sentenced Singleton to 5 days in jail for every offence, or 35 days in whole, along with the 75-day sentence she beforehand obtained. The remaining time on that 75-day intermittent sentence was transformed to straight time. Singleton has been in custody since her arrest on Nov. 2.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He will be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and will be adopted on X @terry_mcn.
