< Canadian Criminal Sentencing < Cases
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Under $5,000
General
| Case | Citation | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Prowse | 1998 CanLII 18024 (NL CA) | discharge | offender stole a generator--appealed $500 fine |
| R. v. C.C. | [2012] N.J. No. 121 (P.C.) | Suspended | lengthy related record |
Shoplifting
| Case | Citation | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Reid | 2012 CanLII 25696 (NL PC) | 2 month CSO | offender stole clothing on two dates--prior related record with prior CSO |
| R. v. D.W.J. | 2012 BCPC 15 | 12 months CSO | also charged with 5 breaches; over 100 prior convictions |
| R. v. McLeod | 2007 YKTC 39 | 9 mo after 2 mo remand | lengthly property-related record; unhelpful PSR; 6 thefts; 1 possession; 1 breach; theft to support habit |
| R. v. Hartz | 2002 ABCA 108 | 18 mo | defraud employer of $123,860; none recovered |
| R. v. Schell | 2002 ABQB 382 and 2002 ABQB 439 | discharge | possession of stolen property; stereo equipment |
| R. v. Whitemanleft | 2000 ABPC 68 | 3mo after remand | possess doctors’ prescription forms; $300+ merchandise |
| R. v. Dahlin | 1992 CanLII 1204 | 6 mo | 5 thefts; long but dated criminal record; original judge gave 12 months |
Breach of Trust (incl. Theft from Employer)
| Case | Citation | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Edmunds | 2012 NLCA 26 | discharge | guard at jail steals from employer--diagnosed with depression |
| R v Bjarnason | 2011 CanLII 67010 (MBCA) | 4 mo CSO | 18 year old; no record; $4,250.56 stolen from employer |
| R. v. Sutherland | [2011] N.J. No. 64 (P.C.) | 4 month CSO | theft from employer |
Over $5,000
| Case | Citation | Sentence | Amount | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downey v. R. | 2012 NBCA 78 (CanLII) | 15 months | stolen tractor worth $66k | |
| R. v. Keeping | 2012 CanLII 17398 | discharge | husband exercised self-help to property he wanted from ex-wife | |
| R. v. Magas | 2012 ABCA 61 | 9 months | $34,545 | offender was employed to collect rents, stole rent money-judge rejected an 18 month CSO recommendation. CA upheld it. |
| R. v. Moore | 2012 ONCA 763 (CanLII) | 3 years | theft of a motor vehicle, valued over $5,000. |
Theft from Employer
| Case | Citation | Sentence | Amount | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Perez | 2012 ABCA 393 (CanLII) | 12 months | $116,000 | $49k not recovered. History of gambling addiction. Overturn sentence of 2 year less a day CSO. |
| R. v. McIntosh | 2012 ONCJ 216 | discharge | RIM employee steals 12 blackberry phones | |
| R. v. Suhr | [2002] O.J. No. 4315 (C.A.) | 6 months | theft over; employee of bell Canada stole a quantity of telephones from Bell over one year; money used to support gambling addiction | |
| R v Bennett | (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 121 (NSCA) | 6 months | $5,743 | offender guilty of theft from employer over 1 month-- no record, age 23--under stress at time--appeal from 18 month sentence--CA says breach of trust requires jail |
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