Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist

5 cases with this offence

1. May 26, 2026
   R. v. D.R.L., 2026 BCSC 1157Aggravated assault; Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, Penticton. Justice Elizabeth McDonald

   • Below the Crown's ask
   2.5 years (912 days) for aggravated assault plus 24 months consecutive for intimidating a justice system participant, less 236 days credit
2. May 21, 2025
   R. v. Cox, 2025 NSPC 15Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, Dartmouth. Judge Bronwyn Duffy
   2 years in a penitentiary, consecutive to sentences being served (concurrent to a life sentence)
3. May 4, 2023
   R. v. Taylor, 2023 NSSC 143Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist; Accessory after the fact to murder, Dartmouth. Justice John P. Bodurtha
   Conditional sentence of two years less a day (14 months concurrent on the intimidation counts), then 12 months probation; DNA order
4. March 20, 2023
   R. v. Minugh, 2023 NSPC 16Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, Truro. Judge Alain Bégin
   3 months conditional sentence, then 24 months probation
5. October 3, 2022
   R. v. Lilly, 2022 NSSC 276Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, Dartmouth. Justice Peter P. Rosinski
   25 months imprisonment, consecutive to any sentence being served; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA order

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Judge Alain Bégin1 case
• The Honourable Judge Bronwyn Duffy1 case, leniency score 33
• The Honourable Justice Elizabeth McDonald1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice John P. Bodurtha1 case, leniency score 29
• The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski1 case, leniency score 22

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