New Brunswick judge reduces man's sentence so he won't get deported from Canada

A Nigerian man convicted of breaching a no-contact order with his former partner has convinced a New Brunswick judge to grant him a conditional discharge to avoid deportation.

Adebowale Adekoya, 33, appealed his sentence of 12 months of probation to the Court of King’s Bench.

“After considering the collateral immigration consequences of the conviction imposed by the trial judge, and the nature of the offense, I conclude that a conditional discharge would be in Mr. Adekoya’s...