Alberta Court Upholds Sentence for Trucker in Cindy Gladue Manslaughter Case

The court dismissed the Crown's appeal for a harsher sentence, maintaining the 12½-year term for Bradley Barton.

Bradley Barton was convicted of manslaughter in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman.
The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that the original sentence of 12½ years was not inadequate enough to warrant an increase.
The Crown had appealed for a longer sentence, citing Gladue's vulnerability as an Indigenous woman and the sexual nature of the offense.
Barton's initial acquittal in 2015 led to public outrage and calls for justice for Indigenous women across Canada.
The Supreme Court previously declined to hear Barton's appeal, and his request for a third trial was dismissed earlier this year.