R. v. Fazekas (S.), [2001] O.T.C. 583: A Case Comment on Assigning Credit for "Dead Time", (2001) 151 O.A.C. 264

CourtOntario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
Case DateNovember 29, 2001
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(2001), 151 O.A.C. 264

R. v. Fazekas (S.) (Comment) (2001), 151 O.A.C. 264

MLB case comment

CASE COMMENT

Indexed As: R. v. Fazekas (S.), [2001] O.T.C. 583: A Case Comment on Assigning Credit for "Dead Time"

(Comment)

Ontario Court of Justice

Renaud, P.D.J.

November 29, 2001.

Summary:

This case comment contains no summary.

Criminal Law - Topic 5848.2

Sentencing - Considerations - Time already served - The accused was convicted of one count of criminal harassment - The Crown argued that the accused should be denied the usual two for one credit for pre-trial custody because of his misconduct - The sentencing judge rejected this argument where the accused had been segregated for most of the time he spent in the local jail (i.e., "hard time"), his sentencing was delayed because of an assessment applica­tion and he had taken a dramatic step toward rehabilitation while in custody (i.e., surgery to improve an organic condition) - A Case Commentator discussed the fol­lowing issues arising from the decision in this case: (1) whether there was a usual credit to be calculated on a "two-for-one" basis; (2) whether the court could deny or reduce credit for misconduct; and (3) whether pre-trial credit could be enhanced in light of unusual hardships faced by a detainee - See paragraphs 1 to 80.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Wust (L.W.) et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455; 252 N.R. 332; 134 B.C.A.C. 236; 219 W.A.C. 236; 184 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 129; 32 C.R.(5th) 58, refd to. [para. 3].

R. v. Arrance (C.R.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 488; 252 N.R. 319; 134 B.C.A.C. 268; 219 W.A.C. 268; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 154; 184 D.L.R.(4th) 410, refd to. [para. 3].

R. v. Arthurs (K.N.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 481; 252 N.R. 325; 134 B.C.A.C. 274; 219 W.A.C. 274; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 149; 184 D.L.R.(4th) 405, refd to. [para. 3].

R. v. Warren (G.) (1999), 127 O.A.C. 193 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 4].

R. v. Nelson (M.) (2001), 147 O.A.C. 358 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 4].

R. v. Rezaie (M.) (1996), 96 O.A.C. 268; 31 O.R.(3d) 713; 112 C.C.C.(3d) 97; 3 C.R.(5th) 175 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. McDonald (C.) (1998), 111 O.A.C. 25; 40 O.R.(3d) 641; 127 C.C.C.(3d) 57; 17 C.R.(5th) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. M.K. (1996), 90 O.A.C. 394; 28 O.R.(3d) 593; 107 C.C.C.(3d) 149 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

R. v. Morrissey (M.L.) (No. 2) (2000), 259 N.R. 95; 187 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 585 A.P.R. 1; 191 D.L.R.(4th) 86; 148 C.C.C.(3d) 1; 36 C.R.(5th) 85, refd to. [para. 8].

R. v. G.P., [2000] O.T.C. 315 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Ventura (E.V.), [2000] O.T.C. 315 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

R. v. Squires (1975), 8 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 103; 8 A.P.R. 103; 25 C.C.C.(2d) 202 (Nfld. Prov. Ct.), varied (1977), 11 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 457; 22 A.P.R. 457; 35 C.C.C.(2d) 325 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Jabbour, [2001] O.J. No. 3820 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Sloan (1947), 87 C.C.C. 198 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Sanchez, [1996] O.J. No. 7 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

R. v. Mills (D.J.) (1999), 119 B.C.A.C. 284; 194 W.A.C. 284; 133 C.C.C.(3d) 451 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

R. v. Meilleur (1981), 22 C.R.(3d) 185 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. M.N.T. (1991), 51 O.A.C. 37 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Tallman, Tallman, Laboucan and Auger (1989), 94 A.R. 251; 68 C.R.(3d) 367 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Nurse (D.W.) (1993), 61 O.A.C. 128; 83 C.C.C.(3d) 546 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

R. v. G.R., [2000] O.J. No. 4096 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 58].

R. v. Murie (S.), [2000] O.T.C. 922 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 80].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Nadin-Davis, R. Paul, and Sproule, C., Canadian Sentencing Digest (1982), pp. 141 to 144 [para. 46].

Trotter, Gary, The Law of Bail in Canada (1992), p. 28 [para. 35].

Renaud, P.D.J., of the Ontario Court of Justice, issued the following case comment on No­vember 29, 2001.

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