R. v. Koval, (1988) 94 A.R. 277 (ProvCt)

• Judge: Cioni, P.C.J.
• Court: Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: May 27, 1988
• Citations: (1988), 94 A.R. 277 (ProvCt)

R. v. Koval (1988), 94 A.R. 277 (ProvCt)

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Her Majesty The Queen v. Jack Steven Koval

Indexed As: R. v. Koval

Alberta Provincial Court

Judicial District of Edmonton

Cioni, P.C.J.

May 27, 1988.

Summary:

The accused Crown prosecutor pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife.

The Alberta Provincial Court granted the accused a conditional discharge plus one year's probation.

Criminal Law - Topic 4431

Procedure - Verdicts - Discharges and dismissals - Conditional discharge in lieu of conviction - The accused physically and verbally abused his wife - No physical harm - Accused intoxicated - Isolated incident - No history of abuse - Accused was a Crown prosecutor for the past 20 years - Accused "hard-nosed", but highly respected - The wide media coverage had adverse effects - Accused now subject to appropriate action by the Law Society - Accused under professional stress and diagnosed as suffering from depression, which was treatable - The accused was remorseful, pleaded guilty and it was his first offence - Similar offence not likely to recur - The Alberta Provincial Court granted the accused a conditional discharge under s. 662.1 of the Criminal Code, plus one year's probation.

Criminal Law - Topic 5861

Sentence - Assault - [See Criminal Law - Topic 4431 above].

Cases Noticed:

R. v. T.; R. v. S., [1983] 5 W.W.R. 558; 46 A.R. 87 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].

R. v. Macfarlane, 3 Alta. L.R.(2d) 344, refd to. [para. 13].

R. v. Hinch and Salanski, [1968] 3 C.C.C. 39 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].

R. v. Wood (1975), 26 C.C.C.(2d) 100, refd to. [para. 17].

R. v. Fallofield (1973), 13 C.C.C.(2d) 450, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Thibeault (1987), 76 A.R. 380 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Arias and Gomez (1987), 76 A.R. 386 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Schafers (1986), 75 A.R. 243 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Aquino (1978), 18 A.R. 350, refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Anderson (1977), 7 A.R. 531; 1 Alta. L.R.(2d) 348, refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Hergert (1977), 3 A.R. 552, refd to. [para. 34].

R. v. Fung (1973), 11 C.C.C.(2d) 195, refd to. [para. 35].

R. v. Bach, [1986] Alta. Digest 7100-04; 69 A.R. 161, refd to. [para. 36].

R. v. Miles, [1975] 5 W.W.R. 126 (Alta. C.A.); [1976] 3 W.W.R. 664; 8 N.R. 211 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 36].

R. v. Robertshaw (1981), 3 C.A.R.(S) 77 (Crim. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Boyd (1980), 2 C.A.R.(S) 234 (Crim. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Quirke (1982), 4 C.A.R.(S) 187 (Crim. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Layte (1984), 38 C.R.(3d) 204 (Ont. Co. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Sandercock (1985), 62 A.R. 382; 48 C.R.(3d) 154 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Bates (1977), 32 C.C.C.(2d) 493 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Stein (1974), 15 C.C.C.(2d) 376 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Caja and Billings (1977), 36 C.C.C.(2d) 401 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Beacon and Modney (1977), 31 C.C.C.(2d) 56 (Alta. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Stanley and Spindler (1981), 3 C.A.R.(S) 373 (Crim. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Porter (1977), 33 C.C.C.(2d) 215 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Griffin (1975), 7 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 139; 3 A.P.R. 139; 23 C.C.C.(2d) 11 (P.E.I.C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Croft (1978), 22 A.R. 224 (Dist. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Kanhai (1981), 60 C.C.C.(2d) 71 (Sask. Dist. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Herbst (1984), 39 C.R.(3d) 61 (Ont. Co. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix].

R. v. Andersen (1976), 1 A.R. 348 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. 662.1.

Authors and Works Noticed:

Canadian Sentencing Handbook (1982), p. 35 [para. 16].

Counsel:

[Names not disclosed].

This case was heard before Cioni, P.C.J., of the Alberta Provincial Court, who delivered the following judgment on May 27, 1988.