Manslaughter

63 cases with this offence

1. June 9, 2023
   R. v. Wiebe, 2023 BCSC 1080Manslaughter, Vernon. Justice Alison J. Beames
   Four years (1,461 days) less 200 days credit for time served; 10-year weapons prohibition
2. April 11, 2023
   R. v. Sor, 2023 BCSC 642Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice George Macintosh

   • Below the Crown's ask
   30 months imprisonment less 90 days credit (net 27 months); DNA, s. 109 and forfeiture orders, non-communication order
3. April 6, 2023
   R. v. Harry, 2023 BCSC 999Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice Margot L. Fleming

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Five years' imprisonment less 11 months agreed credit (four years and one month remaining); DNA order and s. 109 prohibition
4. January 5, 2023
   R. v. Rhyno, 2023 NSSC 9Manslaughter, Dartmouth. Justice John A. Keith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years in prison, less 40 months (1,199 days) credit for pre-sentence custody
5. November 30, 2022
   R. v. D.V.S., 2022 BCSC 2199Manslaughter, Williams Lake. Justice Alison J. Beames
   6 years less 1,287 days' credit (2 years, 7 months and 18 days remaining); DNA, s. 109 10-year and lifetime prohibitions
6. October 25, 2022
   R. v. Simpson, 2022 NSSC 301Manslaughter, Halifax. Justice Christa M. Brothers

   • Below the Crown's ask
   30 months in a federal penitentiary; DNA order, 10-year s. 109 prohibition, forfeiture
7. August 24, 2022
   R. v. Wolfe, 2022 NSSC 245Manslaughter, Halifax. Justice John P. Bodurtha
   7 years imprisonment, less 1,364 days enhanced remand credit and 100 days COVID credit (1,091 days going forward)
8. July 6, 2022
   R. v. Isadore, 2022 NSSC 209Manslaughter; Abandoning a child, Port Hawkesbury. Justice Patrick J. Duncan
   18 years' imprisonment (15 years manslaughter, 3 years consecutive abandonment), less 1,374 days' remand credit
9. March 11, 2022
   R. v. Maulen, 2022 BCSC 468Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice E. David Crossin

   • Below the Crown's ask
   20 months and 6 days in prison, less 66 days credit (18 months net); no probation
10. September 17, 2021
    R. v. S.N.H., 2021 BCSC 2068Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice E. David Crossin

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Seven and a half years' imprisonment (90 months), less 29 months' credit for pre-sentence custody (61 months remaining)
11. September 15, 2021
    R. v. Shevalev, 2021 BCSC 2050Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice James W. Williams
    Eight years' incarceration, less 792 days' credit for pre-sentence custody and a further six months for stringent bail (net five years and four months)
12. September 7, 2021
    R. v. T.A.L., 2021 BCSC 1910Manslaughter; Indignity to human remains, Kamloops. Justice Brenda Brown

    • On release at the time
    8 years for manslaughter plus 3.5 years consecutive for indignity to a body (11.5 years), less 3 years and 6 days credit
13. June 25, 2021
    R. v. Dey, 2021 BCSC 1518Manslaughter, Vancouver. Justice Michael Tammen

    • Below the Crown's ask
    6 years less 4 years' credit for pre-sentence custody: 2 years in a federal penitentiary, then 3 years probation

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Martha M. Devlin5 cases
• The Honourable Justice Patrick J. Duncan5 cases
• The Honourable Justice E. David Crossin3 cases
• The Honourable Justice Kathleen M. Ker3 cases
• The Honourable Justice Michael Tammen3 cases
• The Honourable Justice S. Dev Dley3 cases
• The Honourable Justice Warren B. Milman3 cases
• The Honourable Justice Alison J. Beames2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Catherine Murray2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Christa M. Brothers2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Eric V. Gottardi2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Joshua M. Arnold2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Ronald S. Tindale2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Sheri A. Donegan2 cases
• The Honourable Justice Andrew Majawa1 case
• The Honourable Justice Brenda Brown1 case
• The Honourable Justice David M. Layton1 case
• The Honourable Justice Douglas W. Thompson1 case
• The Honourable Justice Edlyn Laurie1 case
• The Honourable Justice Frits E. Verhoeven1 case
• The Honourable Justice Gary P. Weatherill1 case
• The Honourable Justice George Macintosh1 case
• The Honourable Justice Heather J. Holmes1 case
• The Honourable Justice James L. Chipman1 case
• The Honourable Justice James W. Williams1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jamie S. Campbell1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jeffrey R. Hunt1 case
• The Honourable Justice John A. Keith1 case
• The Honourable Justice John P. Bodurtha1 case

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