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Criminal law 2021 BCSC 851

R. v. Jubbal

The court sentenced Ripy Kaur Jubbal to 30 months’ custody for large-scale credit card fraud and identity theft, rejecting a conditional sentence order.

  • Credit card fraud
  • Identity theft
  • Conditional sentence order
  • Restitution
  • Danger to the community
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
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Criminal law 2017 ONCA 403

R. v. Mathur

Although the sentencing judge erred in failing to mention or consider the appellant's offer of restitution, that error did not affect the sentence; given the scale, planning, duration, multiple breaches of trust and need for general deterrence and denunciation in large frauds, a 12-month custodial sentence was fit and a conditional sentence inappropriate.

  • Sentencing principles
  • Conditional sentence
  • General deterrence
  • Restitution as mitigating factor
  • Error in principle on sentencing
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Criminal law 2016 ONCA 769

R. v. Bhatti

The sentencing judge lawfully applied the parity principle and gave sufficient reasons in context of the record, noting material differences between offenders (restoration and rehabilitation) and the appellant's greater participation, and the nine-month concurrent sentence was fit and properly imposed.

  • Parity principle
  • Sentencing reasons
  • Restitution
  • Conspiracy to commit fraud
  • Uttering forged document
  • Dna sample order
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Criminal law 2012 BCSC 1364

R. v. Gallo

The Supreme Court of British Columbia vacated a detention order and granted bail, finding the Crown had not shown a substantial likelihood of reoffending on strict conditions.

  • Judicial interim release
  • Secondary ground detention
  • Public safety
  • Surety and conditions of release
  • Computer use prohibitions
  • Bail-review
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Criminal law 2012 BCCA 246

R. v. Subhag

British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a two-year effective sentence for identity theft and related thefts, reducing one count only to reflect lost pre-sentence custody credit.

  • Identity theft
  • Sentencing principles
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Delay in charging
  • Deterrence and denunciation
  • Restitution
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Criminal law 2011 BCSC 894

R. v. Jahanrakhshan

Sentencing for multiple personation, forged credit-card, and obstruction offences ended in jail, probation, and restitution after the court rejected a conditional sentence.

  • Personation
  • Use of forged credit card
  • Possession of forged credit card
  • Restitution
  • Probation conditions
  • Conditional sentence
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Criminal law 2010 BCSC 544

R. v. Dragusica

The court convicted Ante Dragusica of methamphetamine possession for trafficking, possession of stolen identification, and personation, then imposed a conditional sentence with strict conditions.

  • Possession for the purposes of trafficking
  • Personation
  • Possession of stolen identification
  • Firearms prohibition
  • Forfeiture
  • Dna sampling order
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Criminal law 2007 BCCA 387

R. v. Ireland

The Court of Appeal upheld an 18-month jail sentence for a young offender convicted of multiple frauds involving identity theft, finding it fit despite guilty pleas and no prior record.

  • Sentencing principles
  • Credit for pre-trial custody
  • Deterrence
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Restitution
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 2003 BCCA 104

R. v. Taft

The British Columbia Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal sentence for Anthony Bruce Taft, finding the sentences fit the extensive fraud, forgery, and false identity scheme.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Sentencing discretion
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Forgery and uttering
  • Use of false identities
  • Manipulation of court process
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