R. v. Colpitts

JurisdictionNova Scotia
JudgeHonourable Justice Kevin Coady
Docket Number346068
Date25 July 2018
Citation2018 NSSC 180
CourtSupreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)

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4 practice notes
  • R. v. Surette
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • August 12, 2019
    ...support of its submission, including the following: R. v. Ford, 2012 NSSC 380; R. v. Blumenthal, 2019 NSSC 35; R. v. Colpitts and Potter, 2018 NSSC 180 R. v. Johnston,2018 BCPC 227; and R. v. Sheppard, 2015 NSPC 23 [32] It should be noted that none of these cases, including those submitted ......
  • R. v. Dawson
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 17, 2021
    ...who have otherwise been pro-social and enjoy the support and respect of family and friends. As Justice Coady concluded in R. v. Colpitts, 2018 NSSC 180, such mitigating factors are attenuated by the fact that a lack of criminal record and prior good character “aided them in committing the o......
  • R. v. Gloade
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • August 7, 2019
    ...a conditional-sentence order of 18 months, followed by a 12-month period of probation with restitution. · R. v. Colpitts and Potter, 2018 NSSC 180. The offenders together with unindicted co-conspirators, developed and implanted a sophisticated market manipulation scheme to artificially main......
  • R. v. Hunt
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    • September 25, 2018
    ...Cited: CASES CONSIDERED: R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43; R. v. Druken, 2006 NLCA 67; R. v. B.O.2., 2010 NLCA 19; R. v. Colpitts, 2018 NSSC 180; R. v. Clarke, 2016 NSSC 101; R. v. Plange, 2018 ONSC 1657; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5. STATUTES CONSIDERED: Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c.......
4 cases
  • R. v. Surette,
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • August 12, 2019
    ...support of its submission, including the following: R. v. Ford, 2012 NSSC 380; R. v. Blumenthal, 2019 NSSC 35; R. v. Colpitts and Potter, 2018 NSSC 180 R. v. Johnston,2018 BCPC 227; and R. v. Sheppard, 2015 NSPC 23 [32] It should be noted that none of these cases, including those submitted ......
  • R. v. Dawson,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 17, 2021
    ...who have otherwise been pro-social and enjoy the support and respect of family and friends. As Justice Coady concluded in R. v. Colpitts, 2018 NSSC 180, such mitigating factors are attenuated by the fact that a lack of criminal record and prior good character “aided them in committing the o......
  • R. v. Gloade,
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • August 7, 2019
    ...a conditional-sentence order of 18 months, followed by a 12-month period of probation with restitution. · R. v. Colpitts and Potter, 2018 NSSC 180. The offenders together with unindicted co-conspirators, developed and implanted a sophisticated market manipulation scheme to artificially main......
  • R. v. Hunt,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    • September 25, 2018
    ...Cited: CASES CONSIDERED: R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43; R. v. Druken, 2006 NLCA 67; R. v. B.O.2., 2010 NLCA 19; R. v. Colpitts, 2018 NSSC 180; R. v. Clarke, 2016 NSSC 101; R. v. Plange, 2018 ONSC 1657; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5. STATUTES CONSIDERED: Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c.......