Law360 Canada ( March 27, 2025, 1:49 PM EDT) -- Appeal by Sheepway from life sentence with 13 years of parole ineligibility following a conviction for second-degree murder. Sheepway was convicted of murdering Brisson during a planned robbery to obtain drugs. Sheepway arranged to meet Brisson at a remote location to purchase crack cocaine. He intended to rob Brisson with a loaded shotgun. During the encounter, a struggle ensued, and an accidental shot was fired. As Brisson attempted to flee, Sheepway shot him twice more, causing a fatal wound. Sheepway then took the drugs and cash, disposed of Brisson's body, and cleaned up the evidence. In challenging the sentence, Sheepway submitted that the sentencing judge erred in principle by concluding that the conditions of pre-sentence incarceration were not relevant to the determination of ineligibility for parole under s. 745.4 of the Criminal Code (Code). Owing to this alleged error, Sheepway argued that his parole ineligibility period should be reduced to 10 years....