VANCOUVER - The Crown is appealing the sentences given to two Stanley Cup rioters in Vancouver, saying the penalties should be tougher.
The cases involve Alexander Peepre and Lincoln Kennedy-Williams, who both pleaded guilty to participating in a riot, while Peepre also admitted to assault.
The Crown wanted a nine-month jail term for Peepre but he got 60 days, to be served on weekend, while Kennedy-Williams got 90 days in jail on weekends although the Crown asked for a six-month jail term.
The Criminal Justice branch says it will file appeals for longer terms in both cases, but won't comment on the specifics.
Meanwhile, the Crown has decided against appeals in two other cases, including Camille Cacnio, who received a suspended sentence, and Sean Burkett, who got a three-month conditional term.
The judge in the Cacnio case said jail time wasn't necessary, partly because of the shaming she got on the Internet after the riot, and the Justice Branch says it doesn't think an appeal would succeed in her case or Burkett's.
