Criminal Code, section 351(2)

Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence

What the law says

Maximum
10 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Other
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

4 cases with this offence

  1. April 13, 2026
    R. v. Maxwell, 2026 BCSC 774Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, Vernon. Justice Gary P. Weatherill
    5 years custody (977 days credit, 848 days remaining); 12 months concurrent on each other count
  2. April 14, 2025
    R. v. Coghill, 2025 BCSC 733Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Discharging a firearm with intent; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, Lumby. Justice John Gibb-Carsley
    • Below the Crown's ask
    11 years in custody, less 240 days credit (60 days pre-sentence custody and 180 days for strict bail)
  3. November 30, 2022
    R. v. Wilson, 2022 NSPC 43Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Impaired operation of a conveyance; Failure to stop after an accident; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Failure to attend court; Breach of an undertaking; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence; Possession of break-in instruments, Pictou. Judge Del W. Atwood
    • On release at the time
    5 years imprisonment less 6 months remand credit (54 months to serve); $1,500 in fines, driving prohibition, restitution, DNA and s. 109 orders, forfeiture
  4. April 20, 2022
    R. v. Houle, 2022 BCSC 1061Robbery; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Kelowna. Justice D. Allan Betton
    5 years in custody (4 years concurrent on break and enter and robbery, 1 year concurrent for disguise, 1 year consecutive for imitation firearm), less 702 days credit

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