R. v. Glassford, (1988) 27 O.A.C. 194 (CA)

• Judge: Brooke, Blair and Finlayson, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Ontario)
• Case Date: April 08, 1988
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1988), 27 O.A.C. 194 (CA)

R. v. Glassford (1988), 27 O.A.C. 194 (CA)

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Her Majesty the Queen (appellant) v. Bruce M. Glassford (respondent)

(No. 55/88)

Indexed As: R. v. Glassford

Ontario Court of Appeal

Brooke, Blair and Finlayson, JJ.A.

April 8, 1988.

Summary:

Glassford was charged and convicted of sexual assault causing bodily harm. The trial court imposed a sentence of imprisonment of 90 days, to be served intermittently, plus probation. The Crown appealed respecting sentence.

The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and imposed a sentence of imprisonment of two years less a day plus probation.

Criminal Law - Topic 5933

Sentence - Sexual assault causing bodily harm - 22 year old male with no criminal record - The accused brutally attacked the female complainant and left her beaten, unconscious and partly clothed - The Ontario Court of Appeal imposed a sentence of imprisonment of two years less one day plus probation.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Sandercock (1985), 62 A.R. 382; 22 C.C.C.(3d) 79 (Alta. C.A.), not folld. [para. 18].

R. v. Guthrie (1985), 8 O.A.C. 277 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Gouveia; R. v. Carriero (1984), 2 O.A.C. 316 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Green (1982), 26 C.R.(3d) 286 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Ferguson (1983), 26 Crim. L.Q. 173 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Ashbee (1985), 8 O.A.C. 341 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Billam and Others, [1986] 1 W.L.R. 349, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Bumbacco and Zelinski (1981), 23 C.R.(3d) 183 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Shalley (1983), 2 O.A.C. 398 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Wickham (1978), 41 C.C.C.(2d) 42 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

Counsel:

Susan G. Ficek, for the Crown appellant;

Michael Code, for the respondent Glassford.

This appeal was heard by Brooke, Blair and Finlayson, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal on March 16 and 31, 1988. The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered by Brooke, J.A., and was released on April 8, 1988: