Second degree murder
R. v. C.R.C.
A publication ban applies. The offender is not named.
Sentence and the Crown's position
Both are life sentences, so the bars compare how long before parole can be considered.
What the law allows
The offender pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder committed in May 2010 in Cranbrook. Crown and defence jointly proposed life imprisonment with parole ineligibility of 14 years. Justice Tammen accepted the joint submission and imposed concurrent life sentences without eligibility for parole for 14 years, finding the proposed sentence well within the range of appropriate sentences.
In the judge's words
1In this case I agree with the submissions of both counsel that the proposed joint submission would not tend to bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Rather, the proposed sentence is well within the range of appropriate sentences.
The record
- Convicted of
- Second degree murder (CC 231(7), 2 counts)
- Prior convictions
- Not recorded
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- Life, no parole for 14 years1
- Mandatory minimum
- Applied1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: M. Vojvodic
Defence: F. Mahon
Sources
- R. v. C.R.C., 2025 BCSC 372 Court decision, CanLII, February 7, 2025
[8] The sole issue I must decide is the minimum number of years … must serve before he is eligible for parole, pursuant to s. 745(c) of the Criminal Code. That number of years may be anywhere from 10 to 25. In this case, counsel have reached agreement on a joint submission and ask that I impose a minimum period of parole ineligibility of 14 years.
[8] The sole issue I must decide is the minimum number of years … must serve before he is eligible for parole, pursuant to s. 745(c) of the Criminal Code. That number of years may be anywhere from 10 to 25. In this case, counsel have reached agreement on a joint submission and ask that I impose a minimum period of parole ineligibility of 14 years.
[7] … The crime of murder carries with it a mandatory life sentence.
[10] In this case I agree with the submissions of both counsel that the proposed joint submission would not tend to bring the administration of justice into disrepute. Rather, the proposed sentence is well within the range of appropriate sentences.
[22] On Count 1, I sentence you to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 14 years. On Count 2, I sent you to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 14 years concurrent with the sentence on Count 1.
- R. v. C.R.C., 2025 BCSC 372 Court decision, Courts of British Columbia