Kelowna News

Cameron Simpson has been sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty of manslaughter.

With time served, Simpson will spend 44 months in prison.

The 33-year-old man was found guilty in December of last year for the 2007 death of Robert Blake Isaac.

The sentence was handed out by Mister Justice Peter Rogers Tuesday afternoon.

Lawyers for both sides provided submissions to the court Tuesday morning.

Crown Prosecutor Duncan Campbell asked for a sentence of seven to 10 years while defense attorney Grant Gray sought a term of between 18 months and four years.

Simpson and Issac, 34, were roommates living in a rental home on Stevens Road in West Kelowna at the time of Issac's death, on November 3, 2007.

The two got into an argument, apparently over a party, and as a result, Issac was stabbed.

During the trial, the Crown said Simpson invited a couple of friends over, but Isaac took exception seeing that he was using the living room as his bedroom.

Simpson was originally charged with second degree murder, but the jury settled on a charge of manslaughter.