R. v. Billington

R. v. Billington

Court accepted the joint submission and imposed an aggregate federal sentence of two years plus one day composed of consecutive four-month sentences for six counts and one day for the final count, applied sentencing principles including denunciation, deterrence and totality, declined to impose victim surcharge due...

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Citation
2013 NSPC 87
Parties
Crown: Her Majesty the Queen; Accused: Millan Douglas Billington
Court
Nova Scotia Provincial Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
13 September 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Sentencing
Outcome
Accused sentenced to an aggregate federal custodial sentence of two years plus one day.
Legal Topics
Breach of Court Order, Double Doctoring (cdsa), Rehabilitation, Denunciation and Deterrence, Totality Principle, Victim Surcharge, Recommendation for Treatment
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Youth Criminal Justice Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Sentencing Law Breach of Court Order Double Doctoring (cdsa) Rehabilitation Denunciation and Deterrence +3 more

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Parties

Her Majesty the Queen

Crown

Millan Douglas Billington

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for multiple breaches under s.137 Youth Criminal Justice Act and an offence under the CDSA
  2. 2 Application of consecutive sentences and the principle of totality
  3. 3 Whether to impose victim surcharge given undue hardship

Ratio Decidendi

Court accepted the joint submission and imposed an aggregate federal sentence of two years plus one day composed of consecutive four-month sentences for six counts and one day for the final count, applied sentencing principles including denunciation, deterrence and totality, declined to impose victim surcharge due to undue hardship, and ordered endorsement of the warrant of committal recommending intensive substance-abuse counselling.

Court Disposition

Accused sentenced to an aggregate federal custodial sentence of two years plus one day.

Orders

  • Case #2607670: four months imprisonment consecutive.
  • Case #2601580: four months imprisonment consecutive.