Forcible confinement

23 cases with this offence

1. August 10, 2026
   R. v. M.E.G., 2026 BCSC 1676Sexual assault; Forcible confinement, Vancouver. Justice Alan M. Ross
   10 years' incarceration on each count, concurrent, less 323 days' pre-sentence credit
2. May 8, 2026
   R. v. Z.A., 2026 NSSC 163Sexual interference; Forcible confinement; Incest; Exposure to a person under 16, Port Hawkesbury. Justice D. Shane Russell

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years in a federal penitentiary (10 years for incest reduced to 8 for totality; other counts concurrent)
3. April 24, 2026
   R. v. O'Connor, 2026 BCSC 1019Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Cranbrook. Justice Maria Morellato

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   2 years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest with electronic monitoring), then 3 years probation
4. April 17, 2026
   R. v. D.D.S., 2026 NSSC 149Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm, Yarmouth. Justice Pierre L. Muise

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years in custody (reduced from 11 for totality), less 1,232 days of remand credit, leaving 1,688 days
5. October 30, 2025
   R. v. LeRoy, 2025 NSSC 360Assault causing bodily harm; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Pointing a firearm, Sydney. Justice D. Timothy Gabriel

   • On release at the time
   Long-term offender: 10 years imprisonment (counts concurrent, consecutive to sentences already being served), then a 10-year long-term supervision order; lifetime firearms prohibition
6. 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)
7. 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
8. 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
9. September 13, 2024
   R. v. C.M.F., 2024 BCSC 1740Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Nanaimo. Justice Carla L. Forth
   6 years in custody less 81 days' credit
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. January 30, 2024
    R. v. J.F., 2024 NSSC 106Sexual assault; Forcible confinement, Yarmouth. Justice Pierre L. Muise
    4 years' imprisonment for sexual assault, 9 months concurrent for unlawful confinement
13. August 16, 2023
    R. v. Eisener, 2023 NSPC 42Forcible confinement; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Dartmouth. Judge Bronwyn Duffy

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    12 months custody (60 days concurrent for resisting arrest) less 224 days remand credit, 141 days remaining; lifetime s. 109 prohibition
14. June 13, 2023
    R. v. Handule, 2023 BCSC 1031Forcible confinement, Burnaby. Justice Janet Winteringham

    • Below the Crown's ask
    6 years less 54 months' Summers credit (18 months left to serve), concurrent to the life sentence he is serving; lifetime s. 109 and DNA orders
15. December 16, 2022
    R. v. Brown, 2022 BCSC 2372Forcible confinement, Langley. Justice W. Paul Riley

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    22 months conditional sentence, then 12 months probation
16. November 25, 2022
    R. v. Lesko, 2022 BCSC 2276Forcible confinement; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Richmond. Justice Heather J. Holmes

    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years (6 years concurrent on B&E-robbery and confinement, plus 1 year consecutive for imitation firearm), less 1 month pre-trial credit; DNA, 10-year s. 109 prohibition, s. 743.21 no-contact order
17. August 19, 2022
    R. v. Laglace, 2022 BCSC 1773Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Robbery with a restricted or prohibited firearm; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Kidnapping with a restricted or prohibited firearm, Dawson Creek. Justice Carla L. Forth
    Five years' incarceration less 1,145 days pre-sentence credit (681 days left to serve), then 24 months probation
18. 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
19. April 8, 2022
    R. v. F.B.P., 2022 BCSC 680Sexual assault; Forcible confinement, New Westminster. Justice Veronica Jackson

    • Below the Crown's ask
    3 and a half years in custody for sexual assault, 12 months concurrent for forcible confinement
20. 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
21. December 10, 2021
    R. v. M.N., 2021 BCSC 2425Invitation to sexual touching; Forcible confinement, New Westminster. Justice Carla L. Forth

    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years imprisonment (concurrent 8 months for unlawful confinement), less 179 days credit
22. 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)
23. 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

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Carla L. Forth3 cases, leniency score 12
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise3 cases, leniency score 13
• The Honourable Justice Janet Winteringham2 cases, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Judge A. Peter Ross1 case
• The Honourable Justice Alan M. Ross1 case, leniency score 24
• The Honourable Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Anita Chan1 case
• The Honourable Justice Anthony Saunders1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Judge Bronwyn Duffy1 case, leniency score 33
• The Honourable Justice D. Shane Russell1 case
• The Honourable Justice D. Timothy Gabriel1 case
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice Heather J. Holmes1 case, leniency score 12
• The Honourable Justice John Gibb-Carsley1 case, leniency score 34
• The Honourable Justice Maria Morellato1 case
• The Honourable Justice Veronica Jackson1 case
• The Honourable Justice W. Paul Riley1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Warren B. Milman1 case, leniency score 15

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