R. v. Heatley (M.), 2015 BCCA 453

• Judge: Bennett, Harris and Fenlon, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
• Case Date: October 23, 2015
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2015 BCCA 453;(2015), 379 B.C.A.C. 57 (CA)

R. v. Heatley (M.) (2015), 379 B.C.A.C. 57 (CA);

    654 W.A.C. 57

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Temp. Cite: [2016] B.C.A.C. TBEd. JA.002

Regina (respondent) v. Heatley (appellant)

(CA41945; 2015 BCCA 453)

Indexed As: R. v. Heatley (M.)

British Columbia Court of Appeal

Bennett, Harris and Fenlon, JJ.A.

October 23, 2015.

Summary:

The accused was convicted of seven counts of robbery and seven counts of wearing a mask with the intent to commit an indictable offence. He was sentenced to 7.5 years' imprisonment, less credit of 1,278 days for pre-trial custody. The accused appealed his sentence and applied to adduce fresh evidence respecting his post-sentencing conduct. The Crown notified the accused of its intention to seek an increase in the sentence due to the sentencing judge's error in granting the accused 102 days' credit for pre-trial custody over the maximum he could receive under s. 719(3.1) of the Criminal Code.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the fresh evidence application and allowed the appeal in part. Although the sentence was fit, the maximum credit the accused could receive for pre-trial custody was 1,176 days. Rather than increase the sentence to comply with s. 719(3.1), the court reduced the 7.5 year sentence by 102 days, and then applied the credit of 1,176 days to the sentence.

Criminal Law - Topic 5804

Sentencing - General - Consecutive sentences - Reduced total term - Totality principle - See paragraphs 13 and 14.

Criminal Law - Topic 5832

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Rehabilitation - See paragraphs 16 to 20.

Criminal Law - Topic 5848.2

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Time already served - See paragraphs 29 to 33.

Criminal Law - Topic 5855

Sentence - Robbery - See paragraphs 21 to 33.

Criminal Law - Topic 5935

Sentence - Disguise with intent - See paragraphs 21 to 33.

Criminal Law - Topic 6203

Sentencing - Appeals - Variation of sentence - Grounds for varying sentence imposed by trial judge - See paragraphs 29 to 33.

Criminal Law - Topic 6218

Sentencing - Appeals - Variation of sentence - Evidence on appeal (incl. fresh evidence) - See paragraphs 8 to 10.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Palmer, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759; 30 N.R. 181, refd to. [para. 8].

R. v. Lévesque (R.) (2002), 260 N.R. 165; 2000 SCC 47, refd to. [para. 8].

R. v. Sipos (J.P.) (2014), 460 N.R. 1; 320 O.A.C. 76; 2014 SCC 47, refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. C.A.M., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; 194 N.R. 321; 73 B.C.A.C. 81; 120 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Johnson (D.K.) (1996), 84 B.C.A.C. 261; 137 W.A.C. 261; 112 C.C.C.(3d) 225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Nasogaluak (L.M.) (2010), 398 N.R. 107; 474 A.R. 88; 479 W.A.C. 88; 2010 SCC 6, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Burleigh (S.R.) (2015), 373 B.C.A.C. 92; 641 W.A.C. 92; 2015 BCCA 245, refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Gwyn (J.J.Q.) (2013), 334 B.C.A.C. 48; 572 W.A.C. 48; 2013 BCCA 51, refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Godkin (B.C.), [2008] B.C.A.C. Uned. 82; 2008 BCCA 287, refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Nilsson (T.A.) (2012), 331 B.C.A.C. 48; 565 W.A.C. 48; 2012 BCCA 498, refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Zakis (T.M.) (2012), 329 B.C.A.C. 246; 560 W.A.C. 246; 2012 BCCA 450, refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Brogan (E.P.) (1999), 125 B.C.A.C. 310; 204 W.A.C. 310; 1999 BCCA 278, refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Hill (No. 2), [1977] 1 S.C.R. 827; 7 N.R. 373, refd to. [para. 29].

R. v. Nghiem (H.B.), [2009] B.C.A.C. Uned. 31; 2009 BCCA 170, refd to. [para. 30].

Counsel:

C.L. Bauman, for the appellant;

J. Caldwell, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard in Vancouver, B.C., on October 23, 2015, before Bennett, Harris and Fenlon, JJ.A., of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Bennett, J.A., delivered the following oral reasons for judgment for the court on the same date.