R v Kaufusi

The defendant, Kaufusi, was charged with being an accessory after the fact to a serious indictable offence in which the principle offender entered a dwelling house with intent to intimidate while armed with a machete. Kaufusi drove the principle offender away from the scene of the crime in a vehicle. At the time of the offence, Kaufusi was 20 years old and did not initially know of the principle offender's intentions to commit the crime. The court had to decide whether Kaufusi was guilty of being an accessory after the fact to a serious indictable offence and the appropriate sentence if found guilty.

The court considered the objective seriousness of the offence, which was towards the bottom of the range, and the prospects of rehabilitation for the defendant. The court also took into account evidence of the defendant's remorse and contrition. The court found that the defendant was guilty of being an accessory after the fact to a serious indictable offence. However, given the objective seriousness of the offence and the defendant's age, prospects of rehabilitation, remorse, and contrition, the court decided that a Community Corrections Order was the appropriate sentence.

The court sentenced the defendant to a Community Corrections Order for a period of 2 years. The court considered that this sentence was appropriate given the circumstances of the case and the factors outlined above. The defendant is convicted and sentenced to a Community Corrections Order for a period of 2 years.