The Crown is appealing former P.E.I. Rocket player Chris Doyle's conditional discharge sentence.
Earlier this month Provincial Court Judge John Douglas granted 20-year-old Doyle a conditional discharge after the former Rocket pleaded guilty to damaging his ex-girlfriend's property.
As part of the conditional discharge Douglas ordered Doyle to keep the peace and be of good behaviour during his six-month probation.
Doyle landed in court after he barged into his ex-girlfriend's apartment after a night of drinking on Sept. 25, 2009.
He was found not guilty in April of assault causing bodily harm because Douglas said the Crown hadn't proved Doyle had intended to hurt the victim, therefore the judge couldn't find him guilty.
Doyle had punched the door to his ex-girlfriend's apartment, which then swung back to hit her roommate and break her nose.
Crown prosecutor John McMillan asked Douglas to impose a suspended sentence and give Doyle 12 months probation instead of a suspended sentence.
Douglas said a conditional discharge would have complicated border crossing and a criminal record would have made Doyle less attractive to a professional hockey team.
The Crown Attorney's Office was not available Friday to comment on the appeal.
