R. v. Hubbs (E.) (Comment), (1994) 36 B.C.A.C. 74

• Case Date: January 05, 1994
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: (1994), 36 B.C.A.C. 74

R. v. Hubbs (E.) (Comment) (1994), 36 B.C.A.C. 74;

    58 W.A.C. 74

MLB Case Comment

Case Comment

R. v. Hubbs (E.)

(1993), 20 B.C.A.C. 190; 35 W.A.C. 190.

"Thou Shall - Thou Shalt Not" Probation Orders

Indexed As: R. v. Hubbs (E.) (Comment)

Gilles Renaud

Assistant Crown Attorney

Ministry of the Attorney General

Ottawa, Ontario

January 5, 1994.

Summary:

This case comment contains no summary.

Criminal Law - Topic 5725.1

Punishments (sentence) - Probation or probation orders - Conditions - Re rela­tionships - An accused threatened to kill his estranged commonlaw spouse - The accused had a history of similar abusive relationships - The British Columbia Court of Appeal imposed a probationary condi­tion that the accused complete a course for abusive spouses and that before he enter into a new relationship, he appear in court with that person to allow the court to inform her of the accused's history - A commentator discussed this probationary condition, as well as conditions respecting participation in behaviour modification programs, freedom to associate, curfews and court ordered apologies to victims.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Hubbs (E.) (1993), 20 B.C.A.C. 190; 35 W.A.C. 190 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

R. v. J.G. (1992), 15 B.C.A.C. 128; 27 W.A.C. 128 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2, footnote 1].

R. v. Wallace (1992), 17 B.C.A.C. 27; 29 W.A.C. 27 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2, footnote 2].

R. v. A.V.C. (1992), 12 B.C.A.C. 182; 23 W.A.C. 182 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. Blancard (1992), 12 B.C.A.C. 90; 23 W.A.C. 90 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. T.B.C. (1993), 12 B.C.A.C. 71; 23 W.A.C. 71 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5, footnote 7].

R. v. Loewen (1993), 15 B.C.A.C. 42; 27 W.A.C. 42 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5, footnote 8].

R. v. Barnaby (1992), 11 B.C.A.C. 242; 22 W.A.C. 242 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5, footnote 8].

R. v. Cain (D.B.) (1993), 28 B.C.A.C. 105; 47 W.A.C. 105 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6, footnote 9].

R. v. D.S. (1993), 28 B.C.A.C. 282; 47 W.A.C. 282 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

R. v. Robinson (1992), 114 N.S.R.(2d) 20; 313 A.P.R. 20 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

R. v. Skoro (T.W.) (1993), 28 B.C.A.C. 77; 47 W.A.C. 77 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

R. v. B.H. (1992), 17 B.C.A.C. 222; 29 W.A.C. 222 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7, footnote 11].

R. v. Knox (1992), 15 B.C.A.C. 316; 27 W.A.C. 316 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 732(2)(h) [para. 6].

Authors and Works Noticed:

The Sentence of the Court is "Get Out and Stay Out", 51(4) The Advocate 531, pp. 531 to 539 [para. 2, footnote 1].

Counsel:

This is a case comment, therefore contains no counsel.

This case comment was delivered by Gilles Renaud, Assistant Crown Attorney, of the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ont.) on January 5, 1994.