R. v. B.W.N.,

• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Judge: Glennie, J.
• Neutral Citation: 2003 NBQB 207
• Citation: 2003 NBQB 207,(2003), 270 N.B.R.(2d) 201 (TD),174 NBR (2d) 23,17 CCEL (2d) 51,270 NBR(2d) 201,(2003), 270 NBR(2d) 201 (TD),270 N.B.R.(2d) 201
• Date: 14 November 2002
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)

R. v. B.W.N. (2003), 270 N.B.R.(2d) 201 (TD);

    270 R.N.-B.(2e) 201; 710 A.P.R. 201

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Temp. Cite: [2004] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. FE.012

Her Majesty the Queen v. B.W.N.

(S/CR/14/01; 2003 NBQB 207)

Indexed As: R. v. B.W.N.

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench

Trial Division

Judicial District of Saint John

Glennie, J.

March 3, 2003.

Summary:

The Crown applied for an order declaring the accused a dangerous offender and impos­ing upon him a sentence of detention in a penitentiary for an indeterminate period.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, allowed the applica­tion.

Editor's Note: Certain names in the follow­ing case have been initialized or the case otherwise edited to prevent the disclosure of identities where required by law, publication ban, Maritime Law Book's editorial policy or otherwise.

Criminal Law - Topic 6503.2

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - General - Dangerous offender and long-term offender distinguished - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6510 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 6510

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - General - Powers of judge - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, discussed the purpose of the dangerous offender legislation and the distinguishing features between the long-term offender provisions and the dangerous offender provisions and stated that a resid­ual discretion to decline to designate the accused as a dangerous offender existed - See paragraphs 90 to 113.

Criminal Law - Topic 6552

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - Protection of the public - Pattern of repetitive behaviour - The accused was found guilty in 1981, 1988 and 2001 of sexual assault upon teenaged females - In 1998, he was found guilty of assault with a weapon upon a teenaged female - All offences were violent - The sexual assault victims were approached from behind - The sexual assaults occurred after the accused experienced relationship difficul­ties - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, after dis­cussing the applicable law, declared the accused a dangerous offender and sen­tenced him to incarceration for an indeter­minate period - The court ruled that the requirements of s. 753(1)(a) (repetitive behaviour, pattern of persistent aggressive behaviour showing indifference, and bru­tality) and s. 753(1)(b) (failure to control sexual impulses and likelihood of causing injury, pain or other evil in the future) of the Criminal Code were met given: (1) the similarity in kind and in degree of violence of the offences; (2) the accused's past criminal conduct together with the psy­chiatric evidence of his personality disor­ders and psychopathic features; (3) the accused's inability to restrain his behaviour and failure to control his sexual impulses; (4) the accused's personality disorder which led him to violate with indifference against others; and (5) that in the "index case" the victim was rendered fearful by the use of a knife, rendered powerless and defenceless by rope and duct tape and subjected to sexual intercourse and oral sex - See paragraphs 90 to 193.

Criminal Law - Topic 6553

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - Protection of the public - Brutality of predicate offence - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6552 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 6558

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - Protection of the public - Danger­ous sexual offender - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6552 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 6562

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - Protection of the public - Persistent aggressive behaviour - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6552 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 6563

Dangerous or long-term offenders - Deten­tion (incl. common law preventive deten­tion) - Protection of the public - Indif­ference respecting consequences of behav­iour to others - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6552 ].

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Shrubsall (W.C.) (2001), 199 N.S.R.(2d) 314; 623 A.P.R. 314; 2001 CarswellNS 482 (S.C.), consd. [para. 88].

R. v. Lyons, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 309; 80 N.R. 161; 82 N.S.R.(2d) 271; 207 A.P.R. 271; 37 C.C.C.(3d) 1, consd. [para. 91].

R. v. Currie (R.O.R.), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 260; 211 N.R. 321; 100 O.A.C. 161; 115 C.C.C.(3d) 205, refd to. [para. 92].

R. v. Edgar (D.G.) (2001), 159 B.C.A.C. 312; 259 W.A.C. 312; 2001 CarswellBC 2100 (C.A.), consd. [para. 94].

R. v. Smith (S.J.), [2001] B.C.A.C. Uned. 202 (C.A.), consd. [para. 98].

R. v. Mitchell (S.K.) (2002), 162 B.C.A.C. 247; 264 W.A.C. 247 (C.A.), consd. [para. 98].

R. v. Johnson (J.J.) (2001), 159 B.C.A.C. 255; 259 W.A.C. 255; 2001 CarswellBC 2128 (C.A.), consd. [para. 99].

R. v. Payne (L.M.), [2001] O.T.C. 15; 41 C.R.(5th) 156 (Sup. Ct.), consd. [para. 103].

R. v. Merrick (D.R.), [2002] B.C.T.C. 775; 2002 CarswellBC 1212 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 105].

R. v. Poole (S.) (2000), 142 B.C.A.C. 151; 233 W.A.C. 151 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (2001), 268 N.R. 394; 154 B.C.A.C. 160; 252 W.A.C. 160 (S.C.C.), consd. [para. 108].

R. v. Driver (T.M.G.), [2000] B.C.T.C. 11; 2000 BCSC 69, refd to. [para. 109].

R. v. Kelly (M.E.) (2002), 163 B.C.A.C. 287; 267 W.A.C. 287; 2002 CarswellBC 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 110].

R. v. Neve (L.C.) (1999), 237 A.R. 201; 197 W.A.C. 201; 1999 CarswellAlta 595; 137 C.C.C.(3d) 97 (C.A.), consd. [para. 118].

R. v. L.N. - see R. v. Neve (L.C.).

R. v. Dicks (D.E.) (1994), 140 N.S.R.(2d) 162; 399 A.P.R. 162 (S.C.), affd. (1996), 150 N.S.R.(2d) 378; 436 A.P.R. 378 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 120].

R. v. P.M.C., [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. J56 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 121].

R. v. Dow (D.R.) (1999), 120 B.C.A.C. 16; 196 W.A.C. 16; 134 C.C.C.(3d) 323 (C.A.), consd. [para. 122].

R. v. Carter (G.) (2001), 205 Sask.R. 161 (Q.B.), consd. [para. 124].

R. v. Deckert (L.C.) (2001), 201 Sask.R. 161 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 127].

R. v. Langevin (1984), 3 O.A.C. 110; 11 C.C.C.(3d) 336 (C.A.), consd. [para. 128].

R. v. Wormell (W.J.), [2001] B.C.T.C. 1100 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 129].

R. v. Milne (1982), 66 C.C.C.(2d) 544 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 129].

R. v. Kim (F.), [2000] B.C.T.C. 827 (S.C.), consd. [para. 139].

R. v. Oliver (D.E.) (1997), 193 A.R. 241; 135 W.A.C. 241; 114 C.C.C.(3d) 50 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 140].

R. v. Carleton (1981), 32 A.R. 181; 69 C.C.C.(2d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 144].

R. v. Larkham, [1987] O.J. No. 1203 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 145].

R. v. Poutsoungas (1989), 49 C.C.C.(3d) 388 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 149].

R. v. Hamilton (L.J.) (1996), 182 N.B.R.(2d) 38; 463 A.P.R. 38; 1996 CarswellNB 474 (C.A.), consd. [para. 150].

R. v. J.S.M., [2001] B.C.T.C. 763 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 155].

R. v. D.A.S., [2000] B.C.J. No. 2697, refd to. [para. 156].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 753 [para. 8].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Ewaschuk, Eugene G., Criminal Pleadings and Practice in Canada (2nd Ed. 1987), para. 18.35 [para. 90].

Counsel:

Randy W. DiPaolo, on behalf of the Crown;

W. Rodney Macdonald, on behalf of the defense.

This application was heard on March 1, April 26, May 10, July 5, July 19, Septem­ber 9, 10 and 23, October 17 and November 14, 2002, and on January 17 and March 3, 2003, by Glennie, J., of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, Judicial District of Saint John, who delivered the following decision orally on March 3, 2003.