Territorial Court of Northwest Territories (Canada)

[1]          Jeffrey Jackson is charged with operating a motor vehicle when the level of alcohol in his blood exceeded the legal limit.  After Mr. Jackson had been in a motor vehicle accident, the police obtained a search warrant to seize samples of his blood which had been taken by medical personnel and which were stored at the hospital. ...

[1]          Tatiyana Campbell has entered guilty pleas to the following 9 charges:

Need of protection. Equal access rights. Child protection. Extended family. Custody order

Order for payment of a victim surcharge penalty. Criminal law. Victim surcharges. Unusual punishment

Included offence of care. Motor vehicle

Criminal negligence. Novus actus interveniens. Duty to act. Alcohol intoxication. Reasonable doubt. Period of time

Elements of the offence of sexual assault. Hearsay rule. Sexual activity. Umbrella of the spontaneous utterance exception

Guilty plea. Sentencing hearing. Admission of the essential elements of the offence

Abandoned vehicles. Registration on the trailer. Personal property. Work on the residence. Balance of probabilities

Body of the person on the ground. Passenger side of the taxi. Cab driver. Debit card

Search for the liquor. Person in possession of a firearm for a licence. Pleasure craft. Reasonable grounds

Novus actus interveniens in criminal cases. Standard of a reasonable person as the objective mens rea. Act manslaughter. Predicate offence

[1]          Karlie Robert is charged that she:

[1]          Mr. Mantla was charged with assault causing bodily harm.  The matter was set for trial on January 11 this year and Guy Tlokka, Stella Quitte, and Cst. Scriver testified that day.  The trial was then adjourned to January 12, and on January 12, Mr. Mantla changed his plea to guilty and facts were read in by the Crown.

[1]             On November 15, 2017, Amos Chicksi was convicted of assaulting a peace officer, breaching an undertaking, and 2 counts of breaching a probation order.[1]  Mr. Chicksi received a Conditional Sentence of 9 months for all of the offences.

[1] Gem Huskey plead guilty to the following offences:

Sentences of custody for offences. Young person. Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking

[1] Robert Charles Sutton is a resident of British Columbia. He works as a paid on-call firefighter and EMT respondent. On June 9, 2016, he came to Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, to participate in the annual Mine Rescue Competition taking place June 10th and 11th.

[1] Gorin, J. : On July 13th of this year, the accused applied for a sentencing circle. The Crown opposed the application. After hearing from counsel, I adjourned the matter to today's date to consider their submissions.

[1] Gorin, J. : The accused is charged with assault causing bodily harm and uttering a threat to cause bodily harm contrary to ss. 267(b) and 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code . He has pleaded not guilty and his trial is scheduled to commence next month on August 19th. On June 23rd of this year, the accused applied for an order, pursuant to ss. 7 and 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and...

[1] Schmaltz, J. : On May 28, 2015, in Fort McPherson, I found that an Information charging Frankie James Smith with assault causing bodily harm was a nullity and therefore the proceedings based on that Information could not continue. The Information had been sworn on January 22, 2014, and the matter was scheduled to proceed to trial on May 27, 2015. Below are the reasons for my decision.

[1] Gorin, J. [orally]: I think that counsel have correctly identified the factors that I have to address when imposing sentence in this matter. There is, of course, the seriousness of the offence itself. Workers were exposed to what I think was a very serious risk to their long-term health, and it will not be known for many years whether or not injuries or disease actually occur.

[1] Malakoe, J. : Leonard and Natasha Brotherston own a house in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. They were friends with James Shannahan and Michelle Clowe- Shannahan. Their sons went to the same school and played soccer together. Leonard Brotherston had been doing his own renovations to the Brotherston residence but decided he would hire someone to do them. Mr. Shannahan owned his own...

[1] Gorin, J. : Please be seated. Do you wish to have your client seated there beside you, Ms. Vogt?

[1] Gagnon, J. : I found the accused corporation guilty after a trial Ex Parte on July 24, 2014. I gave summary oral reasons at that time. The matter was adjourned for sentence and on August 20, 2014, I gave summary oral reasons for the sentence. I said I would give written reasons to explain my decision, as I expected that at the time of the decision, the Accused would only receive the Order...

[1] Gorin, J. : The accused is charged with parking illegally contrary to s. 70(1) of the City of Yellowknife's Highway Traffic Bylaw No. 4063 ("the Bylaw"). Section 136 of the Bylaw provides that the punishment for all offences contrary to the Bylaw is a fine in an amount not exceeding $2,000 and/or imprisonment of a term not exceeding 6 months.

[1] Malakoe, J. : Elvis Rabesca is applying to withdraw his guilty plea to operating a vehicle when the alcohol level in his blood was over the legal limit. He asserts that at the time of entering his guilty plea, he was doing so with the hope of negotiating a better sentence with the Crown and showing the Court that he deserved a more lenient sentence than what was being proposed by the Crown....

[1] Malakoe, J. : Angel Martel is charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

[1] Malakoe, J. : Gary Vittrekwa is charged that: