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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 2180

R. v. Islam

Sentencing for cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking. The court imposed a 20-month conditional sentence order with strict house arrest, curfew, and ancillary orders.

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Conditional sentence order availability and terms
  • Denunciation and deterrence
  • Proportionality and parity in sentencing
  • Ancillary orders: forfeiture, dna, firearms prohibition, victim surcharge
  • Possession-for-the-purpose-of-trafficking
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Criminal law 2025 NSSC 360

R. v. LeRoy

The court accepted the parties' negotiated joint submission, found the prerequisites of s.753.1 met on the basis of expert evidence (substantial risk of reoffending and reasonable possibility of eventual control), designated the offender a long-term offender, and imposed the agreed determinate sentence (10 years) to be served consecutive to existing sentences with a 10-year period of long-term supervision, concluding the joint submission did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute and did not offend totality or other sentencing principles.

  • Aggravated assault
  • Kidnapping
  • Robbery
  • Pointing a firearm
  • Long-term supervision
  • Totality principle
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 1614

R. v. Sorensen

Sentence after jury convictions for two sexual assaults: three years' imprisonment concurrent, with DNA, firearms, no-contact, and SOIRA orders.

  • Sexual assault
  • Conditional sentence
  • Sex offender information registration act (soira)
  • Dna order
  • Firearms prohibition
  • Victim impact
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 75

R. v. 32992

After a jury sexual-assault conviction, the court imposed a conditional discharge with one year of probation and ancillary DNA orders, but declined SOIRA and firearms bans.

  • Conditional discharge
  • S.724 fact‑finding
  • Soira registration
  • Firearms prohibition s.109
  • Probation
  • Dna order
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 1836

R. v. Isbister

The court sentenced Kelly Glen Isbister to a global 27-month custodial term for child pornography possession and breaching a recognizance, with ancillary orders and custody credit.

  • Possession of child pornography
  • Breach of recognizance (s.810.1)
  • Credit for pre-trial custody
  • Gladue factors
  • Cso availability
  • Soira/dna orders
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 2525

R. v. Conn

Sentencing decision for assault with a weapon and mischief; the court imposed 30 months on Count 1 and 6 months concurrent on Count 5, with enhanced credit and probation.

  • Assault with a weapon (s.267(a))
  • Mischief to property (s.430)
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Concurrent vs consecutive sentencing
  • Gladue considerations
  • Weapons prohibition (s.109)
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 1313

R. v. Townsend

The court sentenced William Fredric Townsend for sexual assault to a two-years-less-a-day conditional sentence, followed by 36 months’ probation, and exempted him from SOIRA.

  • Sexual assault (vaginal penetration)
  • Conditional sentence orders
  • Gladue factors
  • Sex offender information registration act (soira) exemption
  • Denunciation and deterrence
  • Dna and weapons ancillary orders
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 971

R. v. Earl

After a jury conviction for fraud, the court sentenced Carey Suzanne Earl to six years’ imprisonment and ordered $1 million restitution to her employer.

  • Breach of trust
  • Quantum of loss
  • General deterrence
  • Denunciation
  • Restitution orders
  • Conditional sentence
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Criminal law 2024 BCCA 134

R. v. S.J.H.

The Court upheld an eight-year sentence for child sexual offences but set aside lifetime s. 161 prohibition orders, replacing them with tailored 15-year orders.

  • Totality principle
  • Section 161 prohibition orders
  • Internet prohibition
  • Sentencing principles
  • Risk assessment
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 508

R. v. Nguyen

Sentencing for second degree murder and assault with a weapon. The court imposed life imprisonment with 12 years of parole ineligibility, plus concurrent three years on the assault count.

  • Second degree murder
  • Assault with a weapon
  • Parole ineligibility period
  • Mandatory life sentence
  • Forfeiture
  • Weapons prohibition
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