R. v. Bremner (B.J.), (2005) 234 N.S.R.(2d) 95 (SC)

• Judge: Moir, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
• Case Date: June 14, 2005
• Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia
• Citations: (2005), 234 N.S.R.(2d) 95 (SC);2005 NSSC 163

R. v. Bremner (B.J.) (2005), 234 N.S.R.(2d) 95 (SC);

    745 A.P.R. 95

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Temp. Cite: [2005] N.S.R.(2d) TBEd. JN.052

Her Majesty the Queen v. Brian James Bremner

(CR 219152; 2005 NSSC 163)

Indexed As: R. v. Bremner (B.J.)

Nova Scotia Supreme Court

Moir, J.

June 14, 2005.

Summary:

A jury convicted the accused of conspiring to traffic in cannabis resin (hashish). The accused conspired with others to have 50 grams of hashish (worth $550) delivered to him in the Halifax Correctional Facility.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court sentenced the accused to two years' imprisonment consecutive to the time he was already serving.

Criminal Law - Topic 5853

Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana - The accused (age 18) was convicted of conspiring to traffic in hashish - He requested that two underlings of his in the drug trade (one was a youth) and others smuggle 50 grams of hashish (worth $550) into him in the Halifax Correctional Facility - His intention was to keep the hashish for his personal use - Grade nine education - Extensive criminal record - Now serving the third year of eight years worth of sentences for, inter alia, manslaughter and possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking - He was studying in prison - Another co-conspirator, the accused's uncle, who had sold the hashish to the accused's underlings, received a sentence of one year in jail for his role (but he had no criminal record) - The Crown sought a sentence of four to five years - The Nova Scotia Supreme Court sentenced the accused to two years' imprisonment consecutive to the time he was already serving.

Cases Noticed:

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. 20].

R. v. Cheddesingh (D.M.), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 433; 319 N.R. 94; 186 O.A.C. 184, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. McCree, [1986] B.C.J. No. 1378 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Thompson, [1994] O.J. No. 2255 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Warren (P.D.) (1999), 217 N.B.R.(2d) 333; 555 A.P.R. 333 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Charlish (P.S.L.) (2000), 145 B.C.A.C. 312; 237 W.A.C. 312; 151 C.C.C.(3d) 185 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Melvin (J.B.) (2003), 219 N.S.R.(2d) 172; 692 A.P.R. 172 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. LeBlanc (G.A.) (2003), 264 N.B.R.(2d) 341; 691 A.P.R. 341; 180 C.C.C.(3d) 265 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Gray (J.), [2000] O.T.C. Uned. 993 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. MacIvor (R.M.) (2003), 215 N.S.R.(2d) 344; 675 A.P.R. 344 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. G.P. (2004), 229 N.S.R.(2d) 61; 725 A.P.R. 61 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Fifield (1978), 25 N.S.R.(2d) 407; 36 A.P.R. 407 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Young, [1989] N.S.J. No. 244 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Frenette (P.M.) (1997), 159 N.S.R.(2d) 81; 468 A.P.R. 81 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Hill, [1999] N.S.J. No. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Jones (D.B.) (2003), 214 N.S.R.(2d) 289; 671 A.P.R. 289 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Collette (D.J.) (1999), 177 N.S.R.(2d) 386; 542 A.P.R. 386 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

R. v. McCurdy (J.S.) (2002), 210 N.S.R.(2d) 33; 659 A.P.R. 33 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Counsel:

Susan Y. Bour, for the Crown;

Warren K. Zimmer, for the defence.

This matter was heard on June 14, 2005, before Moir, J., of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment orally at Halifax, Nova Scotia.