Michael Gordon Jackson to give sentencing submission in his own defence [Video]

Michael Gordon Jackson is scheduled to present arguments for sentencing as part of his own defence.

Jackson, 55, was found guilty by a jury in April following two weeks of proceedings for contravention of a custody order for withholding his then 7-year-old daughter from her mother in late 2021 to early 2022 to prevent her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

He is representing himself in the proceedings.

Justice Heather MacMillian-Brown allowed Jackson extra time to build his defense submissions after he claimed in court on August 9 he did not receive neither the Crown’s nor his Amicus’ submission briefs until arriving at court that morning.

“We’ve granted this opportunity to allow Mr. Jackson to digest those written materials,” the judge said.