Aggravated assault, Assault with a weapon, Forcible confinement, Assault, Breach of a probation order
R. v. Greek
- Below the Crown's ask
Sentence and the Crown's position
What the law allows
Lucas Cory Greek was convicted after trial of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon (a vehicle), two counts of assault, unlawful confinement and breach of probation, arising from an attack on his intimate partner and on her mother and the mother's partner, a 70-year-old man who suffered a fractured skull. The Crown sought a total of 8 years and 3 months. Justice Rowe set a total of 6 years and 9 months, reduced it to 5 years and 9 months to reflect harsh remand conditions, and after credit for 907 days on remand sentenced him to 2 years and 27 days in custody, citing the severity of the violence and his criminal record.
In the judge's words
1The level of violence was shocking to the community and the long term impact on the victims is severe. … Denunciation and deterrence, in the context of Mr. Greek’s own past criminal record, weigh toward the imposition of a carceral sentence at the higher range, even while the Court recognizes his work toward achieving rehabilitative positive outcomes during his remand.
The record
- Convicted of
- Aggravated assault (CC 268)
- Assault with a weapon (CC 267(a))
- Forcible confinement (CC 279(2))
- Assault (CC 266, 2 counts)
- Breach of a probation order (CC 733.1)
- Prior convictions
- Not recorded
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: Sharon Goodwin
Defence: Godfred Chongatera
Sources
- R. v. Greek, 2025 NSSC 144 Court decision, CanLII, March 3, 2025
[40] It was with all of this in mind that it appears the submission on sentence by Crown suggests the following periods of incarceration for Mr. Greek: … Total: 8 years and 3 months
[1] The facts are set out in the reported decision R. v Greek, 2024 NSSC 373. In brief, Mr. Greek was convicted of 6 counts as follows which were committed on September 10, 2022:
[78] The level of violence was shocking to the community and the long term impact on the victims is severe. … Denunciation and deterrence, in the context of Mr. Greek’s own past criminal record, weigh toward the imposition of a carceral sentence at the higher range, even while the Court recognizes his work toward achieving rehabilitative positive outcomes during his remand.
[97] Final calculation of Sentence, with a factor for Duncan credit applied: … Total: 5 years, 9 months … [100] On reviewing the total sentence of 5 years and 9 months, and then with the application of the Summers credit for pre-sentence custody, Mr. Greek is to be sentenced to 2 years and 27 days in custody, with Ancillary Orders set out within.
- Criminal Code, s. 268 Record, Justice Laws Website
- R. v. Greek, 2025 NSSC 144 Court decision, Courts of Nova Scotia