R. v. LeBlanc (M.D.), 2011 NBCA 28

• Judge: Larlee, Bell and Green, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
• Case Date: January 24, 2011
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: 2011 NBCA 28;(2011), 370 N.B.R.(2d) 385 (CA)

R. v. LeBlanc (M.D.) (2011), 370 N.B.R.(2d) 385 (CA);

    370 R.N.-B.(2e) 385; 956 A.P.R. 385

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Temp. Cite: [2011] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.009

Renvoi temp.: [2011] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.009

Her Majesty the Queen (appellant) v. Marc Daniel LeBlanc (respondent)

(100-10-CA; 2011 NBCA 28)

Indexed As: R. v. LeBlanc (M.D.)

Répertorié: R. v. LeBlanc (M.D.)

New Brunswick Court of Appeal

Larlee, Bell and Green, JJ.A.

January 24, 2011.

Summary:

Résumé:

The accused pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, one count of uttering a threat and one count of wilfully obstructing a peace officer.

The New Brunswick Provincial Court sentenced the accused to four months in jail, consecutive, for each theft count, followed by a two-year probation order, plus one month, concurrent for the other two offences. The Crown appealed, with leave.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal allowed the appeal. The court increased the sentence for theft to nine months, consecutive, for each count, followed by a two-year probation order, plus one month, consecutive, for each of the two other offences. Total jail time: 20 months.

Criminal Law - Topic 5830

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - General (incl. step or jump principle) - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5834.1

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Seriousness of offence - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5842

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Previous criminal offences - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5854

Sentence - Theft - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5888

Sentence - Resisting or obstructing a peace officer - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5895

Sentence - Threats - [See Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 6203

Sentencing - Appeals - Variation of sentence - Grounds for varying sentence imposed by trial judge - The accused pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, one count of uttering a threat and one count of wilfully obstructing a peace officer, after twice leaving a Jean Coutu pharmacy with a shopping cart full of unpaid items, and having a "violent reaction" when, after the second time, the store's loss prevention officer attempted to detain him - The sentencing judge, after noting that the accused's record was "horrendous", sentenced the accused to four months in jail, consecutive, for each theft count, followed by a two-year probation order, plus one month, concurrent for the other two offences - The New Brunswick Court of Appeal increased the sentence for theft to nine months, consecutive, for each count, followed by a two-year probation order, plus one month, consecutive, for each of the two other offences - Total jail time: 20 months - The sentence at first instance was unfit - The sentencing judge failed to give proper emphasis to the accused's prior record and the gravity of the offences - That record contained 96 convictions, including 26 convictions for theft - In addition, the "so-called step principle" required that the sentence for the present offences be greater than the one received for the previous ones - See paragraphs 1 to 23.

Droit criminel - Cote 5830

Détermination de la peine - Facteurs considérés lors de l'infliction de la peine - Généralités (y compris le principe de la gradation) - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5830 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5834.1

Détermination de la peine - Facteurs considérés lors de l'infliction de la peine - Gravité de l'infraction - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5834.1 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5842

Détermination de la peine - Facteurs considérés lors de l'infliction de la peine - Infractions criminelles antérieures - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5842 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5854

Peine - Vol - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5854 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5888

Peine - Résistance ou entrave à un agent de la paix - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5888 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5895

Peine - Menaces - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5895 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 6203

Détermination de la peine - Appels - Modification de la peine - Motifs de modification de la peine infligée par le juge du procès - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 6203 ].

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Shropshire (M.T.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227; 188 N.R. 284; 65 B.C.A.C. 37; 106 W.A.C. 37, consd. [para. 7].

R. v. McDonnell (T.E.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 948; 210 N.R. 241; 196 A.R. 321; 141 W.A.C. 321, consd. [para. 7].

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, consd. [para. 7].

R. v. L.M., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163; 374 N.R. 351; 2008 SCC 31, consd. [para. 8].

R. v. R.K.J. (1998), 207 N.B.R.(2d) 24; 529 A.P.R. 24 (C.A.), consd. [para. 9].

R. v. LeBlanc (G.A.) (2003), 264 N.B.R.(2d) 341; 691 A.P.R. 341; 2003 NBCA 75, consd. [para. 11].

R. v. Steeves (T.) (2010), 360 N.B.R.(2d) 88; 930 A.P.R. 88; 2010 NBCA 57, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Richards, [1979] O.J. No. 1030 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Veysey (J.M.) (2006), 303 N.B.R.(2d) 290; 787 A.P.R. 290; 2006 NBCA 55, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Dunn (B.J.) (2011), 369 N.B.R.(2d) 271; 952 A.P.R. 271; 2011 NBCA 19, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Andrade (F.) (2010), 363 N.B.R.(2d) 159; 936 A.P.R. 159; 2010 NBCA 62, consd. [para. 16].

R. v. Daye (S.W.) (2010), 362 N.B.R.(2d) 1; 934 A.P.R. 1; 2010 NBCA 53, refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. LeBlanc (R.) (1988), 90 N.B.R.(2d) 63; 228 A.P.R. 63 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Ruby, Clayton C., Sentencing (6th Ed. 2004), paras. 8.62, 8.66 [para. 14].

Counsel:

Avocats:

M.-C. Nicole Angers, for the appellant;

Eric Aucoin, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard on January 24, 2011, by Larlee, Bell and Green, JJ.A., of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered orally on January 24, 2011, with the following written reasons in both official languages filed on March 31, 2011, by Larlee, J.A.