Criminal Code, section 270(1)

Assaulting a peace officer

What the law says

Maximum
5 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

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3 cases with this offence

  1. November 7, 2023
    R. v. B.E.D., 2023 BCSC 2409Assaulting a peace officer; Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm, Penticton. Justice Kathleen M. Ker
    20 months (600 days) custody, consecutive on the two counts, satisfied by 600 days of pre-sentence credit (one day plus time served), then 18 months probation
  2. April 25, 2023
    R. v. Clark, 2023 BCSC 853Assaulting a peace officer; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house, Prince George. Justice Marguerite H. Church
    480 days jail on each count, concurrent, less 479 days pre-sentence credit; remaining day served by attendance in court; lifetime s. 109 prohibition
  3. April 20, 2023
    R. v. Thibault, 2023 NSPC 22Aggravated assault; Assaulting a peace officer; Breach of a probation order, Kentville. Judge Ronda van der Hoek
    • On release at the time
    14 months custody (concurrent 6 months and 30 days on other counts), then 24 months probation

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