Video: Justice - Toronto Police Officer Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Fatally Shooting A Teen!

Three years after Const. James Forcillo shot and killed Sammy Yatim on a streetcar, the judge has sentenced him to 6 years in prison. A lawyer for Toronto Const. James Forcillo appeared in a Toronto courtroom Thursday afternoon to outline his case for appealing the officer's conviction for the attempted murder of Sammy Yatim, the 18-year-old shot dead aboard a streetcar in July 2013. See video below;


Forcillo was sentenced to six years in prison earlier today.

Arguing before Justice Eileen E. Gillese in the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Michael Lacy described the conviction as "unprecedented."

He also sought bail for Forcillo, describing him as an ideal candidate who poses no risk to the community, while arguing this was not a case of "gratuitous" murder.