Pammett appeal dismissed

Bob Pammett has had his appeal on a perjury conviction dismissed, and the longtime biker is now back behind bars.

Pammett had appealed his 2016 conviction for perjury, stemming from testimony he gave during the assault trial of his former son-inlaw, biker Pierre Aragon, in April 2015.

Aragon was accused of taking part in the beating of a rival motorcycle club member, Pammett and his daughter Cherie testified; she was later convicted of perjury as well.

Assistant Crown attorney Lisa Wannamaker stated in an email to The Examiner that the offense of perjury is extremely serious because “it strikes at the basis of administration of law and undermines the very foundation of the justice system.”

“Mr. Pammett repeatedly mislead a judge and jury in Superior Court on an extremely serious proceeding involving aggravated assault, assault with weapon, weapons dangerous and threatening death and he was on probation at the time,” Wannamaker wrote.

“Even more aggravating, he had a prior conviction for perjury. It is an important conviction and sentence as it is imperative that there is a message sent that our system expects witnesses to tell the truth and there are serious consequences when that oath is flagrantly disregarded.”

Pammett was also charged with perjury in 1999, and ultimately convicted in 2002.

His lawyer, Brian Greenspan of Toronto, was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.

In April 2016, Pammett was sentenced to a year in jail for lying when he took the stand during Aragon’s assault trial, a year prior.

Madam Justice Lisa Cameron meted out the sentence in Lindsay Ontario Court of Justice in April 2015.

One year in custody was “the most appropriate” sentence, the judge said at the time, explaining how it balances all of the factors in the case. Deterrence and denunciation were primary in the sentence, while rehabilitation was also a factor, she said.

Mr. Pammett repeatedly mislead a judge and jury in Superior Court on an extremely serious proceeding involving aggravated assault.” Lisa Wannamaker, Assistant Crown attorney