An Indigenous Ontario man has swapped a life sentence for 12 years in prison for killing a disabled drug dealer. Morrison’s Indigenous status was considered a mitigating factor by Ontario’s Court of Appeal, as was his guilty plea to manslaughter and his “minimal” criminal record before the robbery gone bad. With the change of convictions, the appeal court reconfigured Morrison’s sentence by ordering him to serve another 14 months behind bars on top of what he’s already served. “Given the time already served, this achieves the effect of a 12-year sentence imposed on the date of the original sentence,” Fairburn said. This finding rested on the trial judge’s factual conclusion that it was Mr. Saboon who shot Mr. Yorke,” Fairburn said.

Source: National Post February 25, 2026 13:08 UTC