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Criminal law 2021 BCSC 784

R. v. Gagnon

Sentencing for robbery and unlawful confinement arising from an elevator attack. The court imposed a five-year-and-six-month global sentence, with concurrent terms and credit for time served.

  • Denunciation
  • Deterrence
  • Protection of the public
  • Rehabilitation
  • Credit for time served
  • Ancillary orders (dna, firearms prohibition, no‑contact)
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Criminal law 2015 BCSC 1522

R. v. Feeney

Sentencing reasons for Rory Richard Feeney’s robbery conviction. The court imposed 45 months’ custody, less 10 months’ credit, and made firearms, DNA, and no-contact orders.

  • Robbery
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Credit for pre‑sentence custody
  • Ancillary orders (firearms ban, dna, no‑contact)
  • Robbery-sentencing
  • Credit-for-pre-sentence-custody
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Criminal law 2008 BCCA 181

R. v. Alexander

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed Victor William Alexander’s sentencing appeal and affirmed an eight-year sentence for nighttime residential break and enter and theft.

  • Break and enter
  • Theft
  • Sentencing principles
  • Recidivism
  • Public protection
  • Aggravating factors (nighttime residential entry, victim impact)
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Administrative law 2007 FC 562

Reyat v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review of a National Parole Board detention decision was dismissed. The Court held the Board reasonably found a risk of serious harm and could rely on credibility.

  • Detention review
  • Statutory release
  • Risk assessment
  • Credibility findings
  • Standard of review
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law C27132

R. v. Braithwaite

The sentencing judge committed no error in principle and the imposed sentence was not unfit; the appellant's request for a reduced sentence to secure earlier psychological treatment did not justify appellate interference because any early release is within the parole board's discretion and the appellant could access treatment on day parole or after statutory release in spring 1999.

  • Sentence fitness
  • Parole
  • Statutory release
  • Psychological treatment access
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