Law360 Canada ( July 21, 2025, 1:22 PM EDT) -- Appeal by I.M. from an order of the Court of Appeal dismissing I.M.’s appeal for an adult sentence of life imprisonment with a 10-year period of parole ineligibility. I.M. was 17 years and five months old when he and others sought to rob the victim. The victim sustained multiple knife wounds in the altercation and died. I.M. played an active role in planning and executing the robbery. The jury found him guilty of constructive first-degree murder. The Crown applied under s. 64 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) to have I.M. sentenced as an adult. The sentencing judge applied the two-step test under s. 72(1) of the YCJA. Applying a standard of “satisfaction,” the sentencing judge concluded that a youth sentence would be insufficient to ensure public safety and hold I.M. accountable for his offending behaviour....