Criminal Code, section 344(1)(a)
Robbery with a restricted or prohibited firearm
What the law says
- Maximum
- Life imprisonment
- Mandatory minimum
- 5 years
- Kind of offence
- Violent
MMP of 5 years first offence (7 years second or subsequent) when a restricted or prohibited firearm is used, or any firearm for a criminal organization (s.344(1)(a)).
3 cases with this offence
- April 1, 202615 years global custody, less 927 days credit for pre-trial custody (4,548 days remaining)
- August 19, 2022Five years' incarceration less 1,145 days pre-sentence credit (681 days left to serve), then 24 months probation
- April 12, 2022R. v. Tomljenovic, 2022 BCSC 741
- On release at the time
12 years for manslaughter, 6 years concurrent for robbery with a firearm, less 689 days credit