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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 2668

R. v. McCrae

Sentencing decision for aggravated assault and disarming a peace officer, with one obstruction count stayed under Kienapple and consecutive custody terms imposed.

  • Aggravated assault
  • Disarming a peace officer
  • Resisting or wilfully obstructing a police officer
  • Kienapple principle (stay of proceedings)
  • Pretrial custody credit
  • Probation and ancillary orders
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Criminal law 2025 NSSC 326

R. v. Kelley

Given the offender’s significant prior record, the facts (loaded restricted firearm with obliterated serial number and ammunition in a rental vehicle while under a prohibition not to drive), and sentencing principles of denunciation, deterrence and separation, the court imposed 2.5 years custody for s.95, a consecutive 1 year custody for s.117.01(3)(a), and 45 days concurrent for s.145; remand of 706 days was credited at 1.5:1 to 1059 days producing a remaining custodial balance of 219 days; ancillary orders of 24 months probation with reporting and counselling, lifetime firearm prohibition u…

  • Possession of restricted firearm
  • Possession while prohibited
  • Breach of court order
  • Remand credit
  • Probation and ancillary orders
  • Forfeiture
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 2302

R. v. Campbell

Sentencing reasons in R. v. Campbell, a manslaughter with a firearm case, where the court accepted a joint submission and imposed five years’ imprisonment plus ancillary orders.

  • Manslaughter
  • Party liability (s.21(2))
  • Joint submission on sentence
  • Gladue/indigenous factors
  • Pre‑trial custody credit
  • Probation and ancillary orders
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 1591

R. v. Johnson

Sentencing for assault with a weapon and dangerous driving arising from a vehicle incident at a Victoria protest. The court imposed 12 months’ imprisonment, concurrent 30 days, and probation.

  • Assault with a weapon
  • Dangerous driving
  • Conditional sentence
  • Aggravating factors
  • Mental health mitigation
  • Probation and ancillary orders
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 2496

R. v. Megannety

Sentence for sexual assault of a 15-year-old: 10 months' imprisonment, followed by two years' probation and ancillary orders including DNA, SOIRA registration, and a firearms ban.

  • Sexual assault of a minor
  • Deterrence and denunciation
  • Youth protection
  • Probation and ancillary orders
  • Dna and registration orders
  • Victim fine surcharge
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Criminal law 2020 BCSC 2101

R. v. Milne

Sentencing on sexual assault and transmitting child pornography resulted in 12 months plus 2 consecutive months, with probation and ancillary orders.

  • Sexual assault
  • Transmitting child pornography
  • Mitigation for mental illness
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Probation and ancillary orders
  • Sentencing ranges and exceptional circumstances
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Criminal law 2019 BCSC 2118

R. v. A.L.

A.L. was sentenced to 15 months for sexual interference, with enhanced presentence credit reducing the balance to 94 days, plus two years’ probation and ancillary orders.

  • Sexual interference (s.151)
  • Position of trust
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Probation and ancillary orders
  • Sexual-interference
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 2019 BCSC 2478

R. v. Bhoot

The court sentenced a youthful first-time offender for multiple fentanyl and cocaine trafficking-related offences, imposing 18 months and 4 days plus probation.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Fentanyl
  • Deterrence and denunciation
  • Bail conditions
  • Credit for pre-sentence custody
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Criminal law 2018 NSPC 4

R. v. J.E.

The mandatory minimum of 90 days did not materially exceed the bottom of the applicable sentencing range for this offender given the gravity and circumstances; a 90-day custodial sentence is proportionate and not grossly disproportionate, so the court declined to consider the constitutional challenge under s.12 on the basis of reasonably foreseeable circumstances and imposed the 90-day sentence with ancillary orders.

  • Sexual interference (s.151 cc)
  • Mandatory minimums (s.151(b))
  • Section 12 charter - cruel and unusual punishment
  • Section 1 charter justification
  • Publication ban (s.486.4 cc)
  • Dna and registration orders
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Criminal law 2017 BCSC 2176

R. v. Plehanov

Sentencing reasons in a child sexual assault case. The court rejected a suspended sentence, preferred the Crown expert on reoffending risk, and imposed six months' imprisonment plus probation and ancillary orders.

  • Sexual assault of a minor
  • Risk assessment and recidivism
  • Mandatory minimum challenge
  • Probation and ancillary orders
  • Position of trust
  • Child-sexual-assault
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