Assault with a weapon

17 cases with this offence

1. 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)
2. July 25, 2025
   R. v. Wood, 2025 BCSC 2038Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation causing bodily harm, Chilliwack. Justice Ardith Walkem

   • Below the Crown's ask
   11 months' jail, then 12 months' probation; 1-year driving prohibition
3. July 10, 2025
   R. v. Johnson, 2025 BCSC 1591Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation of a conveyance, Victoria. Justice Gareth Morley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   12 months in custody less credit for pre-sentence custody, then 3 years probation
4. June 25, 2025
   R. v. Cloud, 2025 NSSC 225Aggravated assault; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Breach of a release order, Halifax. Justice John A. Keith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   3 years, 9 months and 4 days in prison (1,373 days), less 642 days' remand credit
5. April 10, 2025
   R. v. Barker, 2025 BCSC 735Assault with a weapon; Aggravated assault, Langford. Justice David K. Jones

   • Below the Crown's ask
   2 years 6 months in custody less 393 days credit, then 2 years probation
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. 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)
8. October 3, 2024
   R. v. Currie, 2024 NSSC 402Assault with a weapon; Robbery; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Mischief to other property, Glace Bay. Justice Patrick J. Murray

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   Six years' imprisonment in total (2 years for break and enter plus 4 years consecutive for robbery), less 442.5 days' remand credit
9. August 13, 2024
   R. v. Conn, 2024 BCSC 2525Assault with a weapon; Mischief to other property, Grand Forks. Justice K. Michael Stephens

   • Below the Crown's ask
   900 days in custody less 252 days' credit, then 3 years probation
10. June 5, 2024
    R. v. Hughes, 2024 BCSC 1103Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Extortion, Victoria. Justice Anita Chan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3.5 years concurrent on each count, less 598 days credit (net 679 days), then 12 months probation
11. April 29, 2024
    R. v. Clayton Blaise Young, 2024 NSPC 31Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Theft $5,000 or under; Mischief to other property, Wagmatcook First Nation. Judge A. Peter Ross

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 3 years probation (concurrent on the violence and weapon counts); 1 day jail deemed served on theft and mischief
12. February 15, 2024
    R. v. Nguyen, 2024 BCSC 508Second degree murder; Assault with a weapon, Mission. Justice Michael Tammen
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 years; 3 years concurrent for assault with a weapon

    Life sentence
13. August 21, 2023
    R. v. Schalm, 2023 BCSC 2594Assault with a weapon, Penticton. Justice Joseph M. Doyle

    • Below the Crown's ask
    15 months' imprisonment, less 449 days' credit for pre-sentence custody (one day remaining)
14. May 3, 2023
    R. v. Sun, 2023 BCSC 739Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Mischief over $5,000, Richmond. Justice Catherine Murray

    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with three years probation (substituted on appeal for suspended sentences and 76 days jail)

    No custody
15. June 17, 2022
    R. v. M.E.L., 2022 BCSC 1200Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Vancouver. Justice Janet Winteringham

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Long-term offender: 7 years less 4 years pre-sentence credit (3 years remaining), then an 8-year long-term supervision order
16. April 5, 2022
    R. v. Kane, 2022 NSSC 130Assault with a weapon; Forcible confinement; Discharging a firearm with intent; Reckless discharge of a firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Barrington. Justice Pierre L. Muise

    • On release at the time
    8 years global (7 years plus 12 months consecutive), less 9 months remand credit, leaving 7 years and 3 months
17. 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)

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Judge A. Peter Ross1 case
• The Honourable Justice Anita Chan1 case
• The Honourable Justice Anthony Saunders1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Ardith Walkem1 case, leniency score 18
• The Honourable Justice Catherine Murray1 case, leniency score 34
• The Honourable Justice David K. Jones1 case
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice Gareth Morley1 case, leniency score 33
• The Honourable Justice Heather J. Holmes1 case, leniency score 12
• The Honourable Justice Jamie S. Campbell1 case
• The Honourable Justice Janet Winteringham1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Joseph M. Doyle1 case
• The Honourable Justice K. Michael Stephens1 case
• The Honourable Justice Michael Tammen1 case
• The Honourable Justice Patrick J. Murray1 case, leniency score 26
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise1 case, leniency score 13

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