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Criminal law 2022 BCSC 2364

R. v. Holt

Sentencing for second degree murder. The court accepted a joint submission and imposed life imprisonment with parole ineligibility for 10 years, plus ancillary orders.

  • Second degree murder
  • Parole ineligibility period under s.745.4
  • Joint submission on sentence
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Ancillary orders (dna, firearms prohibition, no communication)
  • Second-degree-murder
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Criminal law 2016 BCSC 344

R. v. Ertmoed

Sentencing reasons for a planned home invasion in which an elderly complainant was bound and firearms were stolen. The court imposed a seven-year global sentence, plus DNA and firearm prohibition orders.

  • Home invasion
  • Break and enter
  • Robbery
  • Possession of firearm without licence
  • Pre-trial custody credit
  • Aggravating circumstances s.348.1
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Criminal law 2010 BCSC 903

R. v. Nguyen

Sentence for a large commercial marihuana grow operation in Surrey: the court held custody was required for denunciation and deterrence and imposed nine months' imprisonment.

  • Marijuana grow operation
  • Production of a controlled substance
  • Conditional sentence
  • Deterrence
  • Denunciation
  • Forfeiture proceedings
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Criminal law 2003 BCSC 1989

HMTQ v. Spencer

Sentencing after 92 robbery convictions, the court applied the totality principle to impose an 18-year global sentence, plus firearm prohibition, DNA sampling, and forfeiture orders.

  • Totality principle
  • Concurrent and consecutive sentences
  • Mandatory minimums
  • Victim surcharge
  • Kienapple stay
  • Lifetime firearm prohibition
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