Supreme Court hears arguments over breath sample case in Edmonton
OTTAWA — The lawyer for a man charged in a fatal crash that killed a toddler has told the Supreme Court his client has been through enough.
Richard Suter is appealing his 26-month sentence for refusing to provide a breath sample after his SUV crashed into a restaurant patio, killing two-year-old Geo Mounsef.
On Wednesday, defence lawyer Dino Bottos told the Supreme Court his client was given bad legal advice after the 2013 crash — don’t give a breath sample and don’t talk to anyone.
Bottos said that’s why the judge at the original trial decided it was an honest mistake and sentenced Suter to four months, a term that was increased by the Alberta Court of Appeal.