Assault

26 cases with this offence

1. January 16, 2026
   R. v. R.D.J.T., 2026 NSPC 1Assault; Sexual assault, Dartmouth. Judge Del W. Atwood

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 3 years probation
2. December 23, 2025
   R. v. C.B.R.W., 2025 NSPC 45Assault; Sexual assault; Breach of a probation order; Uttering threats to damage property, Port Hawkesbury. Judge Del W. Atwood

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   • On release at the time
   10 months conditional sentence after 11 months remand credit (21-month total), then 2 years probation
3. September 23, 2025
   R. v. P.K.G., 2025 NSSC 302Assault; Assault with a weapon; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Jamie S. Campbell
   Four years in custody, less 687 days remand credit (773 days remaining)
4. September 23, 2025
   R. v. Meyers, 2025 BCSC 2131Assault; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Vancouver. Justice Jennifer Lynn Whately

   • Below the Crown's ask
   24 months' imprisonment (6, 8 and 10 months consecutive), federal sentence, no probation
5. June 20, 2025
   R. v. Rektor, 2025 BCSC 1217Assault, Kelowna. Justice Jasvinder S. Basran

   • Below the Crown's ask
   33 months in custody (consecutive terms on four counts)
6. March 3, 2025
   R. v. Greek, 2025 NSSC 144Assault; Assault with a weapon; Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Breach of a probation order, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

   • Below the Crown's ask
   5 years 9 months total, less remand credit: 2 years and 27 days remaining in a federal institution
7. February 21, 2025
   R. v. Cuthbert, 2025 BCSC 411Assault; Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Robbery, Powell River. Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer
   Five years' imprisonment (all counts concurrent), less 1,326 days' credit, then one year probation
8. December 20, 2024
   R. v. B.D.C., 2024 BCSC 2435Assault; Assault with a weapon; Theft over $5,000; Fraud over $5,000; Use, trafficking or possession of forged document; Identity fraud (personation), Vancouver. Justice Heather J. Holmes

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   Seven years' imprisonment in aggregate (four years concurrent to the Ontario sentence plus three years consecutive for the assaults)
9. November 21, 2024
   R v. Himmelman, 2024 NSSC 411Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

   • No jail for a violent offence
   13 months conditional sentence (house arrest), then 1 year probation
10. August 21, 2024
    R. v. Farr, 2024 NSSC 246Assault, Halifax. Justice Patrick J. Duncan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with 12 months probation, including 80 hours of community service
11. July 16, 2024
    R. v. J.M.F., 2024 NSSC 211Assault; Sexual assault, Kentville. Justice Joshua M. Arnold

    • Below the Crown's ask
    48 months (four years) in custody
12. June 28, 2024
    R. v. L.K.M., 2024 NSSC 189Assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer; Taking a motor vehicle without consent, Halifax. Justice Peter P. Rosinski

    • On release at the time
    2 years in a federal institution, consecutive to existing sentences, then 2 years probation
13. December 20, 2023
    R. v. J.H.S.S., 2023 NSSC 411Assault; Sexual interference, Fall River. Justice John A. Keith

    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years 3 months imprisonment: 4.5 years and 2.5 years consecutive for sexual interference, plus 3 months for assault
14. July 17, 2023
    R. v. S.R.M., 2023 NSPC 33Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Uttering threats to damage property, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
    7 years imprisonment (5 years for sexual assault plus consecutive terms on five other counts)
15. May 11, 2023
    R. v. N.J.A., 2023 NSSC 417Assault, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 12 months probation; s. 109 weapons prohibition

    No custody
16. May 1, 2023
    R. v. Riley-Zwicker, 2023 NSPC 15Assault; Breach of a release order; Breach of a probation order, Kentville. Judge Ronda van der Hoek

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    315 days custody less 164 days remand credit (151 days left), then 2 years probation
17. February 27, 2023
    R. v. B.-Q., 2023 BCSC 671Assault; Sexual assault, Salmon Arm. Justice Murray B. Blok
    Two years less a day in custody (concurrent on all counts), then 2 years probation
18. November 28, 2022
    R. v. G.L.M.B., 2022 BCSC 2262Assault, Richmond. Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    3 months conditional sentence (house arrest), then 21 months probation
19. August 3, 2022
    R. v. Britnell, 2022 BCSC 1641Assault; Careless use or storage of a firearm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Chilliwack. Justice Ian Caldwell

    • Below the Crown's ask
    9 months custody (all counts concurrent), then 18 months probation
20. June 9, 2022
    R. v. A.H.K., 2022 BCSC 1563Assault; Sexual assault; Incest, Surrey. Justice Kathleen M. Ker

    • Below the Crown's ask
    12 years' imprisonment (concurrent sentences), less 6 days' presentence credit
21. March 2, 2022
    R. v. S.F.M., 2022 NSSC 90Assault; Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Patrick J. Duncan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3 years 3 months federal custody (concurrent 18 months and 30 days on other counts); DNA, s. 109 order 10 years, SOIRA
22. January 20, 2022
    R. v. Horton, 2022 NSSC 13Assault; Aggravated assault; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Halifax. Justice Jamie S. Campbell
    4 years for aggravated assault, consecutive to the sentence being served; 60 days and 30 days concurrent on the other counts
23. November 15, 2021
    R. v. Armstrong, 2021 BCSC 2377Assault; Assault with a weapon; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Mischief over $5,000; Breach of an undertaking, Comox. Justice Anthony Saunders

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    8 years in prison less 965 days credit (5 years, 128 days remaining)
24. September 20, 2021
    R. v. C.A.J., 2021 BCSC 2147Assault; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Williams Lake. Justice Warren B. Milman

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3 years on sexual assault (other counts concurrent), less 500 days pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation
25. August 27, 2021
    R. v. R.D.W., 2021 BCSC 1851Assault; Sexual assault, New Westminster. Justice Brenda Brown
    8 years for sexual assault, 18 months concurrent for assault

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe3 cases, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Judge Del W. Atwood2 cases, leniency score 44
• The Honourable Justice Jamie S. Campbell2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Patrick J. Duncan2 cases, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Judge A. Peter Ross1 case
• The Honourable Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Anthony Saunders1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Brenda Brown1 case
• The Honourable Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery1 case, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Justice Heather J. Holmes1 case, leniency score 12
• The Honourable Justice Ian Caldwell1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jasvinder S. Basran1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jennifer Lynn Whately1 case
• The Honourable Justice John A. Keith1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Joshua M. Arnold1 case, leniency score 14
• The Honourable Justice Kathleen M. Ker1 case, leniency score 17
• The Honourable Justice Murray B. Blok1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Judge Ronda van der Hoek1 case, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Judge Shane Russell1 case, leniency score 17
• The Honourable Justice Warren B. Milman1 case, leniency score 15

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