R. v. Borecky (T.E.)

• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Court: Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
• Judge: Frankel, D. Smith and Hinkson, JJ.A.
• Citation: 2013 BCCA 163,(2013), 336 B.C.A.C. 255 (CA)
• Date: 08 February 2013

R. v. Borecky (T.E.) (2013), 336 B.C.A.C. 255 (CA);

    574 W.A.C. 255

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Temp. Cite: [2013] B.C.A.C. TBEd. AP.031

Regina (appellant) v. Thomas Edward Borecky (respondent)

(CA040154; 2013 BCCA 163)

Indexed As: R. v. Borecky (T.E.)

British Columbia Court of Appeal

Frankel, D. Smith and Hinkson, JJ.A.

April 11, 2013.

Summary:

The accused was convicted of three counts of possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking contrary to s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and 13 counts relating to the possession of firearms, ammunition, and a restricted device contrary to the Criminal Code.

The British Columbia Supreme Court, in a decision reported [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1338, sentenced the accused to a global sentence of five years, less 17 months credit for time served. The Crown appealed the sentence.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and increased the sentence for the three drug offences from three years on each count (concurrent) to five years and seven months (concurrent). That change would result in an actual global sentence of six years and seven months. In particular the court discussed sentencing where both weapons and drug offences were involved.

Criminal Law - Topic 5802

Sentencing - General - Concurrent sentences - See paragraphs 19 to 31.

Criminal Law - Topic 5803

Sentencing - General - Consecutive sentences - See paragraphs 19 to 31.

Criminal Law - Topic 5830.8

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Drug and narcotic offences - See paragraphs 41 to 56.

Criminal Law - Topic 5849.20

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Use or possession of firearms - See paragraphs 41 to 56.

Criminal Law - Topic 5871

Sentence - Possession and use or sale of weapons or ammunition - See paragraphs 41 to 56.

Criminal Law - Topic 5878

Sentence - Possession, cultivation or production of a narcotic or a controlled drug or substance - See paragraphs 19 to 76.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Kienapple, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729; 1 N.R. 322, refd to. [para. 3].

R. v. Shropshire (M.T.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227; 188 N.R. 284; 65 B.C.A.C. 37; 106 W.A.C. 37; 102 C.C.C.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 17].

R. v. C.A.M., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; 194 N.R. 321; 73 B.C.A.C. 81; 120 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. McDonnell (T.E.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 948; 210 N.R. 241; 196 A.R. 321; 141 W.A.C. 321, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. L.M., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163; 374 N.R. 351; 2008 SCC 31, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. G.P.W. (1998), 106 B.C.A.C. 239; 172 W.A.C. 239 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].

R. v. Li (P.S.) (2009), 267 B.C.A.C. 77; 450 W.A.C. 77; 2009 BCCA 85, refd to. [para. 19].

R. v. Gillis (R.P.) (2009), 248 O.A.C. 1; 2009 ONCA 312, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Houle (R.), [2008] O.A.C. Uned. 194; 2008 ONCA 287, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Chin (Y.R.) (2009), 457 A.R. 233; 457 W.A.C. 233; 2009 ABCA 226, refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Stauffer (B.R.) (2007), 234 B.C.A.C. 210; 387 W.A.C. 210; 216 C.C.C.(3d) 418; 2007 BCCA 7, refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Wust (L.W.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455; 252 N.R. 332; 134 B.C.A.C. 236; 219 W.A.C. 236; 2000 SCC 18, refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Morrisey (M.L.) (No. 2), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 90; 259 N.R. 95; 187 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 585 A.P.R. 1; 2000 SCC 39, refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Clayton (W.) et al., [2007] 2 S.C.R. 725; 364 N.R. 199; 227 O.A.C. 314; 2007 SCC 32, refd to. [para. 42].

R. v. Huard (J.P.), [2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 999; 2009 BCSC 999, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Thurston (K.D.) (2004), 204 B.C.A.C. 197; 333 W.A.C. 197; 2004 BCCA 526, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Nguyen (C.Q.) (2005), 209 B.C.A.C. 133; 345 W.A.C. 133; 2005 BCCA 115, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Anderson (W.A.) et al. (2007), 239 B.C.A.C. 28; 396 W.A.C. 28; 2007 BCCA 189, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Jarsch - see R. v. Anderson (W.A.) et al.

R. v. Ross (D.J.) (2010), 289 B.C.A.C. 86; 489 W.A.C. 86; 2010 BCCA 314, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Brown (D.G.) (2010), 277 O.A.C. 233; 2010 ONCA 745, refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Wong (A.S.), [2012] O.A.C. Uned. 629; 2012 ONCA 767, refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Dehaney (A.), [2012] O.T.C. Uned. 3014; 2012 ONSC 3014, refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Wong (A.S.) (2012), 293 O.A.C. 30; 2012 ONCA 432, refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Guha (M.D.) (2012), 328 B.C.A.C. 303; 558 W.A.C. 303; 2012 BCCA 423, refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Murray (B.J.), [2009] B.C.A.C. Uned. 87; 2009 BCCA 426, refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Fraser (T.D.) (2009), 269 B.C.A.C. 200; 453 W.A.C. 200; 2009 BCCA 179, refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Hardenstine (A.R.), [2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1201; 2010 BCSC 1201, refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Turner (S.J.), [2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1690; 2010 BCSC 1690, refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Ash (C.S.), [2010] B.C.A.C. Uned. 128; 2010 BCCA 604, refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Gibson (R.P.) (1996), 87 O.A.C. 393 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 73].

R. v. Boughner (2002), 159 O.A.C. 316 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 73].

Counsel:

W. Paul Riley, for the appellant;

K.R. Beatch and R.P. Thirkell, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard in Vancouver, B.C., on February 8, 2013, before Frankel, D. Smith and Hinkson, JJ.A., of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The following decision was delivered for the court by Hinkson, J.A., on April 11, 2013.