Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm

23 cases with this offence

1. May 14, 2026
   R. v. Henry, 2026 BCSC 1107Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Break and enter a dwelling-house, Kamloops. Justice K. Michael Stephens

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   6 years imprisonment on all counts, concurrent
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. August 25, 2025
   R. v. Durley, 2025 NSSC 271Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Unauthorized possession of a firearm, Antigonish. Justice Peter P. Rosinski
   6 years' imprisonment (5 years aggravated assault + 1 year consecutive for pointing a firearm), less 510 days' credit
6. March 14, 2025
   R. v. J.R.L., 2025 BCSC 1303Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick
   4 years and 9 months in custody (4 years on the loaded restricted firearm count plus 9 months consecutive for breaching a weapons prohibition), concurrent to a life sentence for an unrelated murder
7. July 19, 2024
   R. v. Fuller, 2024 BCSC 1523Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, Vanderhoof. Justice Murray B. Blok

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   40 months global (3 years on s. 95 with 6 months concurrent for threats, plus 4 months consecutive on s. 88), less 923 days pre-sentence credit
8. June 28, 2024
   R. v. L.K.M., 2024 NSSC 189Assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer; Taking a motor vehicle without consent, Halifax. Justice Peter P. Rosinski

   • On release at the time
   2 years in a federal institution, consecutive to existing sentences, then 2 years probation
9. May 21, 2024
   R. v. H.C.E., 2024 BCSC 917Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm, Esquimalt. Justice Carla L. Forth
   3 years and 8 months in custody, less 138 days credit
10. May 13, 2024
    R. v. Dergez, 2024 BCSC 1367Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Breach of a release order, Vernon. Justice Steven Wilson

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    25 months in custody (750 days), less 214 days credit
11. April 3, 2024
    R. v. C-H.M.C., 2024 BCSC 689Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Vancouver. Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery

    • Below the Crown's ask
    13 months in custody (4 months plus 9 months consecutive), then 12 months probation
12. March 28, 2024
    R. v. K.N.R.H., 2024 BCSC 699Sexual interference; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Exposure to a person under 16, Kamloops. Justice Ward K. Branch
    48 months on sexual interference (concurrent 90 days each on exposure and uttering threats), less 294 days pre-trial credit: 1,166 days remaining
13. February 20, 2024
    R v. Chambers, 2024 NSSC 67Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Mischief to other property; Forcible entry, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with 16 months probation; $3,500 restitution
14. September 12, 2023
    R. v. MacEvoy, 2023 NSPC 59Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Wagmatcook First Nation. Judge A. Peter Ross

    • On release at the time
    4 years 4 months (52 months) penitentiary: 4 years for aggravated assault plus 4 months consecutive for uttering threats, less roughly 9 months remand credit (43 months remaining)
15. July 17, 2023
    R. v. S.R.M., 2023 NSPC 33Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Uttering threats to damage property, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
    7 years imprisonment (5 years for sexual assault plus consecutive terms on five other counts)
16. July 6, 2023
    R. v. Pardy, 2023 NSPC 39Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
    12 months in custody, then 2 years probation
17. October 21, 2022
    R. v. Miller, 2022 BCSC 2020Criminal harassment; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Breach of a release order, Vancouver. Justice Michael J. Brundrett

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Effective 8 months on Count 1 (1 day after credit for 8 months less a day), concurrent terms on Counts 3 and 5, 30 days consecutive on Count 7; then 3 years probation
18. September 27, 2022
    R. v. D.J.H., 2022 BCSC 1743Sexual interference; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Surrey. Justice W. Paul Riley

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Six years in custody (one year concurrent for uttering threats)
19. May 24, 2022
    R. v. T.L.E., 2022 BCSC 919Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Break and enter a dwelling-house, Clearwater. Justice Kathleen M. Ker

    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years imprisonment less 95 days pre-sentence credit (6 months concurrent on the threat count)
20. March 8, 2022
    R. v. Boutilier, 2022 NSPC 8Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Windsor. Judge Ronda van der Hoek

    • No jail for a violent offence
    • On release at the time
    Suspended sentence with concurrent one-year periods of probation

    No custody
21. November 26, 2021
    R. v. T.J.S., 2021 NSSC 328Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Overcoming resistance to commission of offence (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle), Halifax. Justice C. Richard Coughlan
    4 years federal imprisonment; concurrent 12 months (threat) and 2 years (choking)
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 Peter P. Rosinski2 cases, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Judge Shane Russell2 cases, leniency score 17
• The Honourable Judge A. Peter Ross1 case
• The Honourable Justice Anthony Saunders1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Briana Hardwick1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice C. Richard Coughlan1 case
• The Honourable Justice D. Timothy Gabriel1 case
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery1 case, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Justice K. Michael Stephens1 case
• The Honourable Justice Kathleen M. Ker1 case, leniency score 17
• The Honourable Justice Maria Morellato1 case
• The Honourable Justice Michael J. Brundrett1 case, leniency score 28
• The Honourable Justice Murray B. Blok1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise1 case, leniency score 13
• The Honourable Judge Ronda van der Hoek1 case, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Justice Steven Wilson1 case, leniency score 18
• The Honourable Justice W. Paul Riley1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Ward K. Branch1 case
• The Honourable Justice Warren B. Milman1 case, leniency score 15

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