Sentencing arguments have been made for the 25 year-old convicted of the manslaughter of a man from Black Lake First Nation.
In February of this year Charles Adam Stewart pled guilty to the manslaughter of Davis Broussie of Black Lake.
In September 2013, Broussie was stabbed in a parking lot in Prince Albert and later died of his injuries in hospital.
During a sentencing hearing Friday morning at the Court of Queen’s Bench the crown argued that this was a deliberate act and Stewart should receive an 8 to 10 year prison sentence.
Stewart is cognitively delayed, so the defense says a sentence that takes into account his disability is appropriate.
They argued that a mix of Stewart’s disability, an inability to control his emotional outbursts and alcohol contributed to the incident where Davis Broussie was stabbed.
The judge adjourned the matter saying in order to hand out a proper sentence he would need time to review the information.
He is expected to hand out a sentence on June 24.