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The Court of Appeal dismissed Amir Rahimi’s sentence appeal, upholding six months’ imprisonment and two years’ probation for attempted procuring, extortion, and threats.
The court accepted a joint submission and sentenced Mr. Zhang for manslaughter, unlawful confinement, extortion, and related confinement offences.
British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld convictions for sexual assault, fraud, extortion and related offences arising from fraudulent gynecological examinations and a severance dispute.
The court found Rajan Mann was the third kidnapper in a Richmond kidnapping-for-ransom case, relying on video, eyewitness, and communications evidence.
The court convicted Steve Marozoff on all seven counts after accepting the complainant’s evidence, corroborated by DNA, phone records, physical exhibits and identification.
The court found the accused guilty on two kidnapping counts, extortion, and possession of stolen property after concluding the circumstantial evidence proved knowing party liability.
Judge found all three accused complicit and providing active encouragement but not proven planners; applied Mills flexibly to classify this kidnapping as serious but not at automatic 10‑year floor; imposed sentences reflecting individual culpability and aggravating/mitigating factors: Johal sentenced to 9 years (kidnapping and extortion concurrent) and 5 years for weapon possession concurrent, granted double pretrial custody credit (~20.5 months doubled to 41 months) yielding approximately 5 years 7 months remaining; Mangat sentenced to 8 years concurrent; Deo sentenced to 7 years concurrent;…
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The court convicted the accused on all counts after finding multiple complainants credible and corroborated. Fraud, sexual assault, threats and extortion were proved through deception and control.
The court dismissed Bosco Poon’s application for a directed verdict, finding enough evidence for the jury on conspiracy, kidnapping, extortion, and aiding and abetting.
The Court held the trial judge erred in principle by misapprehending the seriousness of the impaired driving offence and the injuries, making the 60‑day sentence manifestly inadequate; the sentence for impaired driving causing bodily harm was set aside and increased to five months (with credit for 60 days served); the conditional sentence was inappropriate for the circumstances; the appeal on the extortion sentence was dismissed.
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