R. v. Gould, (1990) 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123 (CA)

JudgeClarke, C.J.N.S., Matthews and Chipman, JJ.A.
CourtSupreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
Case DateMarch 27, 1990
JurisdictionNova Scotia
Citations(1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123 (CA)

R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123 (CA);

              253 A.P.R. 123

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Randy Stewart Gould (appellant) v. Her Majesty The Queen (respondent)

(S.C.C. 02194)

Indexed As: R. v. Gould

Nova Scotia Supreme Court

Appeal Division

Clarke, C.J.N.S., Matthews and Chipman, JJ.A.

March 27, 1990.

Summary:

The accused pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The accused appealed against sentence.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Appeal Division, dismissed the appeal.

Criminal Law - Topic 5881

Sentence - Attempted murder - The 27 year old accused, angered at his landlord over a trivial matter, formulated a premeditated plan to kill him - The accused repeatedly stabbed the landlord and came perilously close to killing him - Accused had longstanding alcohol problem - Ten convictions between 1978 and 1986 - Negative presentence report - Accused spent eight months in pretrial custody - The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dismissed the accused's appeal from a sentence of eight years' imprisonment.

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 100(1), sect. 239, sect. 681(1).

Counsel:

Shawn A. Brown, for the appellant;

Dana W. Giovannetti, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard on March 27, 1990, before Clarke, C.J.N.S., Matthews and Chipman, JJ.A., of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Appeal Division.

On March 27, 1990, Matthews, J.A., delivered the following judgment orally for the Court of Appeal.

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    ...on a 1.5 to 1.0 basis. Cases Noticed: R. v. Ahmed-Saidi (A.) (2001), 140 O.A.C. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 39]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), refd to. [para. R. v. Carty (S.) (2010), 268 O.A.C. 249; 2010 ONCA 671, refd to. [para. 39]. R. v. Smith (D.) (2010)......
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    • April 19, 1996
    ...57 N.S.R.(2d) 272; 120 A.P.R. 272 (C.A.), consd. [para. 30]. R. v. Do (1987), 57 Sask.R. 315 (C.A.), consd. [para. 32]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), consd. [para. 34]. R. v. Shannon (1991), 4 B.C.A.C. 99; 9 W.A.C. 99 (C.A.), consd. [para. 35]. R. v. Stringer......
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    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
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    ...(C.A.), refd to. [para. 34]. R. v. Burton (N.D.) (1994), 51 B.C.A.C. 180; 84 W.A.C. 180 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), refd to. [para. R. v. Fleming (K.J.) (1993), 126 N.S.R.(2d) 267; 352 A.P.R. 267 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37]. R. ......
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    • Nova Scotia Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 30, 2012
    ...on a 1.5 to 1.0 basis. Cases Noticed: R. v. Ahmed-Saidi (A.) (2001), 140 O.A.C. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 39]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), refd to. [para. R. v. Carty (S.) (2010), 268 O.A.C. 249; 2010 ONCA 671, refd to. [para. 39]. R. v. Smith (D.) (2010)......
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    • Canada
    • Nova Scotia Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 12, 2014
    ...2012 CarswellMan 247 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 14]. R. v. Postma, 2013 CarswellOnt 16820 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 15]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), refd to. [para. R. v. Burton (N.D.) (1994), 51 B.C.A.C. 180; 84 W.A.C. 180 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17]. R. v.......
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    • Canada
    • Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    • April 19, 1996
    ...57 N.S.R.(2d) 272; 120 A.P.R. 272 (C.A.), consd. [para. 30]. R. v. Do (1987), 57 Sask.R. 315 (C.A.), consd. [para. 32]. R. v. Gould (1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 123; 253 A.P.R. 123 (C.A.), consd. [para. 34]. R. v. Shannon (1991), 4 B.C.A.C. 99; 9 W.A.C. 99 (C.A.), consd. [para. 35]. R. v. Stringer......

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