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Homicide

Murder

First Degree

  • R. v. Greenwood, 2012 NSSC 194

Second Degree

CaseCitationParole Inelig.Comments
R. v. Belcourt2012 BCSC 184417 years
R. v. Dahr2012 ONCA 43315 years
R v. Blandon2012 ONSC 386412 years
R. v. Hardy2012 NSSC 20914 years
R. v. Jojic2012 BCCA 10113 years
R. v. Hall2011 ONSC 7281 14 years
R. v. Worm[2009] S.J. No. 197, 2009 SKQB 12216 yearsoffender and friends broke into victim's residence to rob them. Offender shot victim in front of family members including 14 year old. Offender was 23 year old aboriginal with an extensive record.
R. v. Danvers[2005] O.J. No. 3532 (ONCA)15 yearsoffender was convicted of second degree murder for shooting a student in a nightclub. Offender was 19 years old with a lengthy criminal record.
R. v. Thackeray[2004] O.J. No. 586611 yearsoffender plead guilty to second degree for stabbing a taxi driver 13 times in the head and neck.
R. v. Cook[2003] B.C.J. No. 1246, 2003 BCCA 32615 yearsconvicted of second-degree murder. Offender shot and killed taxi driver during robbery. Offender was 21 years old and no record.
R. v. McKnight1999 CanLII 3717 (ONCA)14 yearsStabbed wife to death over 10-15 minutes, inflicting more than 50 wounds. Unsuccessful defence of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disease or defect. Reduced from 17 years on appeal. Offender was 52 years old with no criminal record.
R. v. Pearson2012 CanLII 47446 (ONSC)25 yearsExecution-style murder with shotgun during a home invasion robbery. Offender had murdered another person two weeks earlier, and was found guilty of first-degree murder. Lack of remorse and denial of responsibility. Crown recommended parole ineligibility of 25 years; defence recommended 18-20 years. Also sentenced to five years for aggravated assault and two years for using a firearm to commit that aggravated assault, consecutive to one another and concurrent with the life sentence for murder.
R. v. Srun 2013 ONSC 7039 (CanLII)13 yearsOffender stabbed two victims at a party, killing one. Offender was 35 years old with no criminal record. Crown recommendation was parole ineligibility of 15-17 years; defence recommended 10-12 years. Also sentenced to 8 years concurrent for attempted murder.

Conspiracy to Commit

  • R. v. Belcourt, 2012 BCSC 527 - 6 years

Manslaughter

CaseCitationSentenceComments
R. v. Chapman2013 ONCA 15 (CanLII)9 yearsOffender held down victim as co-accused strangled her. Offender got bat for co-accused who beat her to death. Co-accused convicted of 2nd degree murder (15yrs parole ineligible).
R. v. Jiwa2012 ONCA 53212 yearsmanslaughter of police detective, dangerous op. of motor vehicle
R. v. Mason2012 MBCA 71lifeset fire to rooming house, kills 2 people
R. v. Friday2012 ABQB 3714 yearsoffender and victim drinking heavily, got into argument, offender stabbed him and left him outside in snow and died--offender was aboriginal
R. v. Bissonette2012 ABPC 1705 yearslesser party in manslaughter--victim beaten in head multiple times with a 2x4 plank of wood--principal received 8 years
R. v. Vallee2012 BCPC 1674 years
R v McConnell2012 ABQB 3696 yearsmother drowns her two children
R v Prince2012 BCSC 2937 to 10 yearsmanslaughter robbery
R v Rodgers2012 SKQB 807.5 years
R. v. Abel2012 NLTD 277 years
R. v. Valente2012 ABQB 1514 years
R. v. Jamieson2012 ONSC 111412 yearsmanslaughter by stabbing
R. v. Peynado2011 BCCA 5249 yearsappeal from 11 years; manslaughter from home invasion robbery
R. v. Kanate2011 ONCJ 7707 years
R. v. Abraham2011 MBQB 2995 years
R. v. Melissa Alexander2011 ONSC 683911 yearsmanslaughter; kills child
R. v. Sinclair2011 ABQB 652 5 years
R. v. Hickey2011 NSSC 186 3.5 yearsbar fight, punch results in death
R. v. Roks2011 ONCA 618 10 yearsplanned arson results in death
R v Grattan2011 BCSC 2179 yearsmanslaughter home invasion robbery
R v Brisson2009 BCSC 16065 years
R v Aubin2008 BCSC 4005 years
R v MacDonald2007 BCCA 6067.5 yearshome invasion
R v Thomas2007 BCSC 15309 yearshome invasion
R v Peers and Harding2006 BCSC 1971life (12 years)home invasion
R v Reid2006 BCSC 4567 years
R v Crossley2005 BCSC 12977 years
R v Billings2004 BCSC 6536 years
R v Barton2003 BCCA 20611 yearsmanslaughter and robbery
R v MacMillan2003 BCCA 3727 years
R v Maxwell1999 BCCA 64817 yearsmanslaughter during a home invasion robbery
R v Kutschera1999 BCCA 74812 yearshome invasion robbery

Child Victim

CaseCitationSentenceComments
R. v. Rahman2012 NSSC 3036.5 yearsfather hit newborn child multiple times causing death
R. v. Choy2009 ABQB 3433 yearsfoster mother fought with 3 and a half year old child. Child hit his head on a toilet bowl and died. Signs of prior abuse.
R. v. Whitehawk(2010), 359 Sask. R. 10510 yearsviolence upon infant daughter over several days. 26 prior convictions, 7 for violence.
R. v. Da Silva2005 CanLII 46380 (ON CA), (2005), 203 C.C.C. (3d) 13 yearsmother abandoned her child who died of starvation several times over 4 days. Child died of dehydration. Sentence was in the "low" end of the range.
R. v. Elliot2004 201 BCCA 22010 yearsmalnourishment and physical abuse of child.
R. v. Stewart2003 NSCA 150 (CanLII), (2003), 221 N.S.R. (2d) 205 (NSCA)54 monthsoffender shook his girlfriend's two year old daughter causing death.
R. v. Fujii2002 ABQB 8058 yearsmother abandoned her two infant children for 10 days. Children died by dehydration and starvation. The offender had no prior record and suffered from depression and a borderline personality disorder.

Attempted Murder

Attempted Murder
CaseCitationSentenceComments
R. v. Vukaj2013 BCSC 79 (CanLII)14 yearsconvicted of attempt murder (14yrs), break and enter (5yrs), dangerous operation of a vehicle(10mo), uttering threats(1yr)
R v. Blandon2012 ONSC 386410 yearsstabbing; also convicted of 2nd degree murder
R. v. Boissonneault2012 MBCA 4014 yearsshooting
R. v. Chevers2011 ONCA 56915 years
R. v. Marriott2011 NSSC 41415 yearsjoint recommendation
R. v. Situ2010 ONCA 68315 yearsshooting at pool hall, victim rendered parapalegic
R. v. Belisle-Taylor2011 NSSC 15910 years
R. v. Smith2010 ONCA 22910 years
R. v. Ahmed-Saidi2001 CanLII 24100 (ON CA)8.5 years
R. v. Joseph2000 BCSC 189110 yearsshooting between drug dealers
R v Gould[1990] N.S.J. No. 1098 yearsvictim stabbed multiple times
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