A former Charlottetown vice-principal serving time for stalking his ex-girlfriend fell well short in court Friday to earn a stay on his sentence.
Gregory Dwight Campbell was looking to bring a temporary halt to weekend incarceration while he attempts to appeal his case.
His arguments for a break from jail were strongly denied by Supreme Court Judge Ben Taylor.
Taylor called Campbell’s arguments “frivolous and deeply flawed’’ as well as being “utterly without merit.’’
Campbell was sentenced in late April to serve 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in provincial court in January to two counts of criminal harassment. He was also ordered to be on probation for two years.
In court Friday, Campbell called the sentence excessive considering the case did not involve any sexual violence or assaults. He added he received “only’’ a summary conviction, that he had no prior criminal record and he had a “very positive’’ pre-sentence report.
He also used his time in court to once again lash out at the media and the Crown.
He suggested media — this newspaper in particular —unfairly gave his case heavy coverage.
Campbell went on to describe the Crown attorney who prosecuted his case as being “unprofessional and overzealous’’ while intent on making him “look like a hardened criminal.’’
Crown attorney Jeffrey MacDonald accused Campbell of making unsupportive and inflammatory allegations towards his colleague that in at least one instance defied credibility.
MacDonald noted that Campbell was making arguments in court Friday that flew in the face of agreed facts in his trial.
“We have a very serious offence being appealed on incredibly weak grounds,’’ he said.
Further hampering Campbell’s attempt to get a stay on his sentence was the fact his appeal is against conviction even though he pleaded guilty to both criminal harassment charges during his trial.
And while his appeal is against conviction, not against sentence, Campbell’s arguments in court Friday focused on sentencing.
Campbell told the judge he wanted his jail time to be put on hold.
“I am no threat to anybody in this community,’’ he said.
Provincial Court Judge John Douglas, in handing down his sentence in April, said he was satisfied Campbell’s actions were serious harassment.
The victim testified Campbell made her life “a living hell’’ by sending a barrage of messages and at times shadowing her every movement.
A former Charlottetown vice-principal serving time for stalking his ex-girlfriend fell well short in court Friday to earn a stay on his sentence.
Gregory Dwight Campbell was looking to bring a temporary halt to weekend incarceration while he attempts to appeal his case.
His arguments for a break from jail were strongly denied by Supreme Court Judge Ben Taylor.
Taylor called Campbell’s arguments “frivolous and deeply flawed’’ as well as being “utterly without merit.’’
Campbell was sentenced in late April to serve 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in provincial court in January to two counts of criminal harassment. He was also ordered to be on probation for two years.
In court Friday, Campbell called the sentence excessive considering the case did not involve any sexual violence or assaults. He added he received “only’’ a summary conviction, that he had no prior criminal record and he had a “very positive’’ pre-sentence report.
He also used his time in court to once again lash out at the media and the Crown.
He suggested media — this newspaper in particular —unfairly gave his case heavy coverage.
Campbell went on to describe the Crown attorney who prosecuted his case as being “unprofessional and overzealous’’ while intent on making him “look like a hardened criminal.’’
Crown attorney Jeffrey MacDonald accused Campbell of making unsupportive and inflammatory allegations towards his colleague that in at least one instance defied credibility.
MacDonald noted that Campbell was making arguments in court Friday that flew in the face of agreed facts in his trial.
“We have a very serious offence being appealed on incredibly weak grounds,’’ he said.
Further hampering Campbell’s attempt to get a stay on his sentence was the fact his appeal is against conviction even though he pleaded guilty to both criminal harassment charges during his trial.
And while his appeal is against conviction, not against sentence, Campbell’s arguments in court Friday focused on sentencing.
Campbell told the judge he wanted his jail time to be put on hold.
“I am no threat to anybody in this community,’’ he said.
Provincial Court Judge John Douglas, in handing down his sentence in April, said he was satisfied Campbell’s actions were serious harassment.
The victim testified Campbell made her life “a living hell’’ by sending a barrage of messages and at times shadowing her every movement.