The pie-man.

• Author: Mitchell, Teresa
• Position: Bench press - Christopher Geoghegan sentenced to 30 days in jail for throwing a pie in the face of Premier Ralph Klein - Brief article

Today's Trial, in LawNow 29:4, discussed the case of the young man who threw a pie in the face of Alberta Premier Ralph Klein at the 2003 Calgary Stampede. Christopher Geoghegan pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, to be served intermittently. He appealed his sentence saying that it was inordinately harsh, but Justice Peter Martin of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench was unmoved. He wrote "On the contrary, I think this is the kind of offence where a punitive sentence imposed on one offender will deter others from like activity. I say that because such acts are invariably planned to be executed at televised events which will bring the offender certain publicity and notoriety. It is reasonable to expect that if such misconduct is met only with a non-custodial sentence, the...