Carrying a concealed weapon

4 cases with this offence

1. March 5, 2026
   R. v. Diabikulu, 2026 BCSC 514Manslaughter; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, Vancouver. Justice Warren B. Milman
   10 and a half years' imprisonment (8 years manslaughter, plus consecutive weapons sentences), less 930 days' credit
2. April 24, 2025
   R. v. Huete, 2025 BCSC 764Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, Burnaby. Justice Y. Liliane Bantourakis

   • Below the Crown's ask
   36 months in custody (12 months concurrent on the concealed-firearm count)
3. October 20, 2023
   R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 65Pointing a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Criminal negligence causing bodily harm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   Two years less a day conditional sentence (18 months house arrest, then curfew), then 12 months probation
4. December 22, 2021
   R. v. Robicheau, 2021 NSPC 62Careless use or storage of a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   15 months imprisonment, satisfied by pre-sentence custody credit (time served), then 2 years probation

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Judge Theodore K. Tax2 cases, leniency score 45
• The Honourable Justice Warren B. Milman1 case, leniency score 15
• The Honourable Justice Y. Liliane Bantourakis1 case

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