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Criminal law 2024 ONCA 173

R. v. S.W.

The conditional sentence of two years less one day was demonstrably unfit for four non‑consensual penetrative sexual assaults; the appropriate sentence is three years imprisonment (with 1:1 credit for time served on the conditional sentence), the probation order is set aside, and this court lacks jurisdiction to impose a SOIRA order on appeal.

  • Sexual assault
  • Conditional sentence
  • Sentencing range
  • Soira/registration
  • Appeal jurisdiction
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1842

Howardson v. Howardson

Court dismissed the respondent’s attempts to set aside spousal support terms and cancel arrears, and gave directions on calculating child and spousal support arrears.

  • Separation agreement registration and enforcement
  • Arrears calculation and enforcement
  • Limitation periods for support applications
  • Divorce act ss.15 and 17
  • Family law act ss.164 and 198
  • Family maintenance enforcement program
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Criminal law 2002 BCSC 753

Poisson v. Canada (Attorney General)

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique a tenu que l’infraction était indictable, que le défaut de mise en élection avait été valablement renoncé, et que l’art. 462.42 s’appliquait aux 120 000 $ confisqués.

  • Forfeiture under s.462.37/s.462.42
  • Hybrid offence vs indictable classification
  • Mode of trial election (s.536(2))
  • Waiver of procedural rights
  • Return of seized property (s.462.43)
  • Forfeiture
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Criminal law 1993 NSCA 177

R. v. Dalton

Because the evidence established the fraud exceeded $1,000.00 and the accused was not put to his election pursuant to s.555(2) of the Criminal Code, the Provincial Court Judge lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter; accordingly the appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered.

  • Fraud
  • Provincial court jurisdiction
  • Election under s.555(2) criminal code
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