Aggravated assault
R. v. Urquhart
Sentence and the Crown's position
Crown asked4 years in custody1
Judge imposed4 years imprisonment less 1,167 days remand credit (293 days remaining), then 2 years probation1
What the law allows
Maximum14 years
Crown asked4 years in custody
Judge imposed4 years in custody
Defence asked4 years in custody
Sabrina Urquhart pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for stabbing the victim eight times during a street fight in Shelburne in 2024. The Crown and defence jointly recommended four years in custody less credit for remand. Justice Arnold accepted the joint recommendation and imposed four years, less 1,167 days of enhanced remand credit, leaving 293 days to serve, followed by two years of probation, finding the sentence within the range for similar offences.
In the judge's words
1The disposition of four years in prison, less credit for time served on remand, being jointly recommended for Ms. Urquhart is the result of a true negotiated plea, and is within the range for similar offenders having committed similar crimes of aggravated assault.
The record
- Convicted of
- Aggravated assault (CC 268)
- Prior convictions
- 9 prior convictions, 3 violent1
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- 4 years in custody1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: Kathleen Hutchinson
Defence: Anna Mancini
Sources
- R. v. Urquhart, 2026 NSSC 218 Court decision, CanLII, June 26, 2026
[1] … Crown and defence jointly recommend a sentence of four years in custody, less credit for time spent on remand.
[1] … Crown and defence jointly recommend a sentence of four years in custody, less credit for time spent on remand.
[1] Following plea negotiations, Sabrina Urquhart pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault in relation to the stabbing of
[5] Ms. Urquhart’s criminal record is as follows:
[17] The disposition of four years in prison, less credit for time served on remand, being jointly recommended for Ms. Urquhart is the result of a true negotiated plea, and is within the range for similar offenders having committed similar crimes of aggravated assault.
[23] Sabrina Urquhart is sentenced to four years in prison, less credit for remand time of 778 days in custody. With enhanced credit of 1.5 days per day in custody as jointly recommended by the parties, this is equivalent to 1167 days in custody, so Ms. Urquhart will serve a go-forward sentence of 293 days in prison, followed by two years’ probation with conditions, plus the ancillary orders.
- Criminal Code, s. 268 Record, Justice Laws Website
- R. v. Urquhart, 2026 NSSC 218 Court decision, Courts of Nova Scotia