R. v. Butcher

JurisdictionNova Scotia
JudgeThe Honourable Justice Anne S. Derrick,The Honourable Justice Duncan R. Beveridge
Docket NumberCAC 480054
Date25 June 2020
Citation2020 NSCA 50
CourtCourt of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)

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  • R v Bertrand Marchand
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 3, 2023
    ...1593; R. v. Davidson, 2021 QCCA 545; R. v. Cunningham, 2023 ONCA 36, 166 O.R. (3d) 147; R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; R. v. Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Priest (1996), 30 O.R. (3d) 538; R. v. Tan, 2008 ONCA 574, 268 O.A.C. 385; R. v. T. (K.), 2008 ONCA 91, 89 O.R. (......
  • R. v. Bertrand Marchand
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 3, 2023
    ...1593; R. v. Davidson, 2021 QCCA 545; R. v. Cunningham, 2023 ONCA 36, 166 O.R. (3d) 147; R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; R. v. Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Priest (1996), 30 O.R. (3d) 538; R. v. Tan, 2008 ONCA 574, 268 O.A.C. 385; R. v. T. (K.), 2008 ONCA 91, 89 O.R. (......
  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 14 Sentencing Charts 551 Sentence Imposed Relevant Factors Case Name R v Butcher , 2020 NSCA 50 15-year parole ineligibility, upheld on appeal • Convicted of killing intimate partner by stabbing with kitchen knife • Killed intimate partn......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...203 Burton , R v , 2016 ONC J 278 ........................................................... 206 Butcher , R v , 2020 NSCA 50 ........................................................... 551 Butters , R v , 2017 ONCA 973 .......................................................... 619 BW , R ......
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  • R v Bertrand Marchand
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 3, 2023
    ...1593; R. v. Davidson, 2021 QCCA 545; R. v. Cunningham, 2023 ONCA 36, 166 O.R. (3d) 147; R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; R. v. Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Priest (1996), 30 O.R. (3d) 538; R. v. Tan, 2008 ONCA 574, 268 O.A.C. 385; R. v. T. (K.), 2008 ONCA 91, 89 O.R. (......
  • R. v. Bertrand Marchand
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 3, 2023
    ...1593; R. v. Davidson, 2021 QCCA 545; R. v. Cunningham, 2023 ONCA 36, 166 O.R. (3d) 147; R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; R. v. Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Priest (1996), 30 O.R. (3d) 538; R. v. Tan, 2008 ONCA 574, 268 O.A.C. 385; R. v. T. (K.), 2008 ONCA 91, 89 O.R. (......
  • R. v. Steed
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 2, 2021
    ...been convicted and therefore it should not have the status of an “aggravating factor”- see recently a discussion thereof in R v Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, and by Justice Beveridge dissenting, albeit in the context of two statutory sentencing aggravating 5. the firearm was located in a secret co......
  • R. v. Dimock
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...impact on Holland, physically, psychologically and emotionally (s. 718.2(a)(iii.1)). [47]      In R. v. Butcher, 2020 NSCA 50, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal considered whether the fact of an intimate relationship imparts a position of trust which can be breached b......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 14 Sentencing Charts 551 Sentence Imposed Relevant Factors Case Name R v Butcher , 2020 NSCA 50 15-year parole ineligibility, upheld on appeal • Convicted of killing intimate partner by stabbing with kitchen knife • Killed intimate partn......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...203 Burton , R v , 2016 ONC J 278 ........................................................... 206 Butcher , R v , 2020 NSCA 50 ........................................................... 551 Butters , R v , 2017 ONCA 973 .......................................................... 619 BW , R ......