Gordon Webb was not successful in his bid to overturn his conviction for this police chase in 2020. (file photo/northeastNOW)

By Susan McNeil

No appeal for driver

Melfort man who fled police loses appeal

Jan 5, 2023 | 3:00 PM

Gordon Stanley Webb did not convince the judges of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to overturn his conviction for dangerous driving and failing to stop for police, but he did convince them to modify the 10-year driving ban he was given.

Webb’s jail sentence of 3.5 years in custody remains intact, but his two five-year driving bans will now run concurrently rather than consecutively, according to a judgment issued on Wednesday. However, a third driving ban of 10 years was not affected.

In his appeal, Webb disputed the trial judge’s ruling that he was the driver of a white two-door Monte Carlo and had fled from police on May 20, 2020.

He said the judge ignored the ruling regarding the “frailties of eyewitness testimony”.

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All three judges in the appeal process disagreed and said the judge’s original decision was correct.

“The only issue at trial was identity, and the trial judge cogently explained how the evidence she accepted, including that of the witness in question, identified Mr. Webb as the driver when each of the driving offences with which he had been charged was committed,” the court said.

Webb was charged twice that year after failing to stop for police officers, once in May and a second time in August.

In addition to time in custody, he was given two consecutive five-year driving bans, and then given a 10-year ban on a separate incident the following day by a different judge.

The court ruled that the first judge did not have the authority to impose consecutive sentences and changed the driving bans to concurrent, but also pointed out it made no difference to Webb as the 10-year ban was still in effect for the same time frame.

The victim impact surcharge was also set aside.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com