R. v. Dubasz (W.J.), (1995) 165 A.R. 399 (CA)
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Case Date | May 25, 1995 |
| Citations | (1995), 165 A.R. 399 (CA) |
R. v. Dubasz (W.J.) (1995), 165 A.R. 399 (CA);
89 W.A.C. 399
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Her Majesty the Queen (respondent) v. William John Dubasz (appellant)
(Appeal No. 9203-0956-A4)
Indexed As: R. v. Dubasz (W.J.)
Alberta Court of Appeal
Fraser, C.J.A., Bielby and
Cairns, JJ.(ad hoc)
May 25, 1995.
Summary:
The accused was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. He appealed his conviction on the ground that he did not use excessive force to defend himself and his property in the face of forcible entry of his home. He also appealed sentence.
The Alberta Court of Appeal, Foisy, J.A., dissenting, in a decision reported 149 A.R. 59; 63 W.A.C. 59, allowed the appeal and quashed the conviction. The Crown appealed.
The Supreme Court of Canada, in a decision reported 174 N.R. 161; 162 A.R. 117; 83 W.A.C. 117, allowed the appeal and remitted the sentence appeal to the Court of Appeal.
The Alberta Court of Appeal subsequently allowed the sentence appeal and substituted a sentence of 12 years' imprisonment.
Criminal Law - Topic 5834.7
Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Mental illness - A 59 year old accused suffering from irreversible organic brain damage was convicted of manslaughter - He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment - The Alberta Court of Appeal, while noting that the offence was at the high end of the spectrum for manslaughter (a near-murder), reduced the sentence to 12 years' imprisonment "[g]iven the psychiatric overtones here ...".
Criminal Law - Topic 5882
Sentence - Manslaughter - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5834.7 ].
Counsel:
P.L. Moreau, for the Crown;
D.B. Mercer, for the accused.
This appeal was heard on February 13, 1995, by Fraser, C.J.A., Bielby and Cairns, JJ.(ad hoc), of the Alberta Court of Appeal.
On May 25, 1995, the Court of Appeal delivered the following memorandum of judgment.
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