R. v. Daye (S.W.), (2010) 362 N.B.R.(2d) 1 (CA)

• Judge: Drapeau, C.J.N.B., Larlee and Quigg, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
• Case Date: May 11, 2010
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (2010), 362 N.B.R.(2d) 1 (CA);2010 NBCA 53;362 NBR (2d) 1

R. v. Daye (S.W.) (2010), 362 N.B.R.(2d) 1 (CA);

    362 R.N.-B.(2e) 1; 934 A.P.R. 1

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Temp. Cite: [2010] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. JL.016

Renvoi temp.: [2010] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. JL.016

Her Majesty the Queen (appellant) v. Stephen William Daye (respondent)

(8-10-CA; 2010 NBCA 53)

Indexed As: R. v. Daye (S.W.)

Répertorié: R. v. Daye (S.W.)

New Brunswick Court of Appeal

Drapeau, C.J.N.B., Larlee and Quigg, JJ.A.

July 22, 2010.

Summary:

Résumé:

The accused pleaded guilty to the indictable offences of uttering threats to a police officer and breach of probation.

The New Brunswick Provincial Court sentenced the accused to nine months in jail, concurrent, for each sentence, account taken of remand time. The Crown appealed, with leave.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal allowed the appeal. The court substituted consecutive sentences of nine months for each offence.

Criminal Law - Topic 5803

Sentencing - General - Consecutive sentences - On November 20, 2009, the accused was arrested for breach of probation - He was "aggressive and obnoxious" - After his remand hearing, the accused was transferred into the Sheriff's custody - During the transfer, the accused physically resisted and told every one present, police and Sheriff officers alike, to remember the place because he would be back and this would be another "Mayerthorpe" (where four R.C.M.P. officers were killed in 2005) - When a police officer warned the accused that he would be charged, he again threatened that the place would look like "Mayerthorpe" - The accused was charged with uttering threats to a police officer - He pleaded guilty to both charges - The trial judge sentenced him to nine months in jail, concurrent, for each sentence, account taken of remand time - The New Brunswick Court of Appeal substituted consecutive sentences of nine months where the two offences did not arise out of the same criminal transaction - See paragraphs 1 to 18.

Criminal Law - Topic 5804

Sentencing - General - Consecutive sentences - Reduced total term (totality principle) - The 44 year-old male accused pleaded guilty to the indictable offences of uttering threats to a police officer and breach of probation - The trial judge sentenced the accused to nine months in jail, concurrent, for each sentence, account taken of remand time - The trial judge noted that the accused had "one of the most extensive criminal records" that he had seen in years - The New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled that the trial judge did not err on quantum but substituted consecutive sentences of nine months where the two offences did not arise out of the same criminal transaction - The court also ruled that the sentence of 18 months total was a fit sentence - The totality principle was respected given the gravity of the offences - Also, the accused had previously breached probation orders 11 times - See paragraph 18.

Criminal Law - Topic 5895

Sentence - Threats - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5803 and Criminal Law - Topic 5804 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5898

Sentence - Breach of probation - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5804 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5803

Détermination de la peine - Généralités - Peines consécutives - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5803 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5804

Détermination de la peine - Généralités - Peines consécutives - Peine totale réduite (principe de totalité) - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5804 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5895

Peine - Menaces - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5895 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5898

Peine - Défaut de se conformer à une ordonnance de probation - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5898 ].

Cases Noticed:

R. v. L.M., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163; 374 N.R. 351; 2008 SCC 31, consd. [para. 7].

R. v. McDonnell (T.E.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 948; 210 N.R. 241; 196 A.R. 321; 141 W.A.C. 321, consd. [para. 8].

R. v. LeBlanc (G.A.) (2003), 264 N.B.R.(2d) 341; 691 A.P.R. 341; 2003 NBCA 75, consd. [para. 9].

R. v. Black (D.M.) (2010), 360 N.B.R.(2d) 132; 930 A.P.R. 132; 2010 NBCA 36, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Melanson (K.P.) (2009), 347 N.B.R.(2d) 201; 894 A.P.R. 201; 2009 NBCA 41, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. C.P. et al. (2009), 349 N.B.R.(2d) 214; 899 A.P.R. 214; 2009 NBCA 65, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Nash (A.W.) (2009), 340 N.B.R.(2d) 320; 871 A.P.R. 320; 2009 NBCA 7, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Howe (P.L.) (2007), 330 N.B.R.(2d) 204; 845 A.P.R. 204; 2007 NBCA 84, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Veysey (J.M.) (2006), 303 N.B.R.(2d) 290; 787 A.P.R. 290; 2006 NBCA 55, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Edgett (B.L.) (2008), 336 N.B.R.(2d) 321; 862 A.P.R. 321; 2008 NBCA 65, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Hatch (1979), 31 N.S.R.(2d) 110; 52 A.P.R. 110 (C.A.), consd. [para. 12].

R. v. Arbuthnot (S.M.) (2009), 245 Man.R.(2d) 244; 466 W.A.C. 244; 2009 MBCA 106, consd. [para. 15].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Ruby, Clayton C., Davies, Breese, Doucette, Delmar, Loosemore, Sarah, Orkin, Jessica, and Wawzonek, Caroline, Sentencing (7th Ed. 2008), generally [para. 14].

Counsel:

Avocats:

François T. Doucet, for the appellant;

Lucien L. LeBlanc, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard on May 11, 2010, by Drapeau, C.J.N.B., Larlee, and Quigg, JJ.A., of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. The following decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered in both official languages on July 22, 2010, by Larlee, J.A.