Nova Scotia judge urges nose-biter to ‘move on’ after blocking proposed appeal
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge is urging a man to let go of a nose biting incident after blocking the man’s efforts to appeal his aggravated assault conviction.
Randall MacLean was sentenced to six months in jail and a year of probation last February after being found guilty of aggravated assault for his conduct during an alcohol-fuelled brawl at an October 2014 wake in Pictou, N.S.
In a decision released on Friday, Justice Anne Derrick of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal denied MacLean’s motion for an extension of time to appeal the October 2016 conviction.
Derrick recounted some of the evidence presented during MacLean’s trial before Nova Scotia provincial court Judge Del Atwood, who in his ruling mused about how the convergence of grief and intoxication left one mourner with his nose partially severed, and another facing an aggravated assault charge.