R. v. Macki (C.F.), 2001 BCSC 427

JudgeRomilly, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Case DateMarch 19, 2001
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations2001 BCSC 427;[2001] B.C.T.C. 427 (SC)

R. v. Macki (C.F.), [2001] B.C.T.C. 427 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AP.033

Her Majesty the Queen v. Curtis Franz Macki

(CC000946; 2001 BCSC 427)

Indexed As: R. v. Macki (C.F.)

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Romilly, J.

March 22, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Criminal Law - Topic 5670

Punishments (sentence) - Imprisonment and parole - Parole - Period of ineligibility - See paragraphs 1 to 65.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Camphaug (1986), 28 C.C.C.(3d) 125 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

R. v. Sinclair (1972), 6 C.C.C.(2d) 523 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

R. v. Latimer (R.W.) (2001), 264 N.R. 99; 203 Sask.R. 1; 240 W.A.C. 1; 150 C.C.C.(3d) 129 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Wells (J.W.) (2000), 250 N.R. 364; 250 A.R. 273; 213 W.A.C. 273; 141 C.C.C.(3d) 368 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

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; 102 C.C.C.(3d) 193; 129 D.L.R.(4th) 657; 43 C.R.(4th) 269, refd to. [para. 28].

R. v. Doyle (1991), 108 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 294 A.P.R. 1 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1992), 139 N.R. 395; 112 N.S.R.(2d) 179; 307 A.P.R. 179 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 28].

R. v. Wenarchuk (1982), 15 Sask.R. 240; 67 C.C.C.(2d) 169 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

R. v. Bertrand (D.) (1997), 91 B.C.A.C. 298; 148 W.A.C. 298 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Stewner (B.J.) (1996), 113 Man.R.(2d) 78; 131 W.A.C. 78 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Spanevello (P.F.) (1998), 115 B.C.A.C. 14; 189 W.A.C. 14 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Cruz (C.A.) (1997), 106 B.C.A.C. 184; 172 W.A.C. 184; 124 C.C.C.(3d) 157 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Michelle (B.E.) (1998), 119 B.C.A.C. 163; 194 W.A.C. 163 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. McInnis (J.O.) (1999), 119 O.A.C. 316; 134 C.C.C.(3d) 515 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. McKnight (R.) (1999), 119 O.A.C. 364; 135 C.C.C.(3d) 41 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Wristen (A.N.) (1999), 127 O.A.C. 314; 141 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Lauzon (J.) (2000), 137 O.A.C. 153 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Truong (A.K.) (2000), 135 B.C.A.C. 316; 221 W.A.C. 316 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

R. v. Mafi (K.) (2000), 133 B.C.A.C. 221; 217 W.A.C. 221; 142 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2000), 263 N.R. 391; 151 B.C.A.C. 159; 249 W.A.C. 159 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 35].

R. v. Rushton (K.E.) (2000), 143 B.C.A.C. 295; 235 W.A.C. 295 (Yuk. C.A.), refd to. [para. 39].

R. v. Paterson (D.R.) (2001), 149 B.C.A.C. 56; 244 W.A.C. 56 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].

Eccles v. Bourque et al., [1975] 2 S.C.R. 739; 3 N.R. 259; 19 C.C.C.(2d) 129; 50 D.L.R.(3d) 753; 27 C.R.N.S. 325; [1975] 1 W.W.R. 209, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Genest, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 59; 91 N.R. 161; 19 Q.A.C. 163; 45 C.C.C.(3d) 385; 67 C.R.(3d) 224; 37 C.R.R. 252, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Colet, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 2; 35 N.R. 227; 57 C.C.C.(2d) 105; 119 D.L.R.(3d) 521, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Landry, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 145; 65 N.R. 161; 14 O.A.C. 241; 25 C.C.C.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Gimson (1990), 37 O.A.C. 243; 54 C.C.C.(3d) 232 (C.A.), affd. [1991] 3 S.C.R. 692; 152 N.R. 161; 62 O.A.C. 282; 69 C.C.C.(3d) 552, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Feeney (M.), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13; 212 N.R. 83; 91 B.C.A.C. 1; 148 W.A.C. 1; 115 C.C.C.(3d) 129, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Kokesch, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 3; 121 N.R. 161; 61 C.C.C.(3d) 207; 1 C.R.(4th) 62; [1991] 1 W.W.R. 193; 51 B.C.L.R.(2d) 157; 50 C.R.R. 285, refd to. [para. 47].

R. v. Grant (D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 223; 159 N.R. 161; 35 B.C.A.C. 1; 57 W.A.C. 1; 84 C.C.C.(3d) 173; 24 C.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 48].

R. v. Maxwell (A.J.) (1999), 131 B.C.A.C. 52; 214 W.A.C. 52 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2001), 267 N.R. 394; 150 B.C.A.C. 318; 245 W.A.C. 318 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 49].

R. v. Fraser (S.A.) (1997), 158 N.S.R.(2d) 163; 466 A.P.R. 163 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Foster (R.J.) et al. (1997), 161 N.S.R.(2d) 371; 477 A.P.R. 371 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Stephenson (T.L.) (1998), 169 N.S.R.(2d) 159; 508 A.P.R. 159 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Harris (P.J.) (2000), 181 N.S.R.(2d) 211; 560 A.P.R. 211; 142 C.C.C.(3d) 252 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Matwiy (S.B.) and Langston (J.D.) (1996), 178 A.R. 356; 110 W.A.C. 356; 105 C.C.C.(3d) 251 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Dukeshire (T.A.) and Morrison (P.O.) (1999), 129 B.C.A.C. 157; 210 W.A.C. 157 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Harsch (L.H.) (1995), 55 B.C.A.C. 90; 90 W.A.C. 90 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Peters (J.F.) (1997), 92 B.C.A.C. 62; 150 W.A.C. 62 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Collicott (S.A.) (1998), 108 B.C.A.C. 19; 176 W.A.C. 19 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Rummelhoff, [1989] B.C.J. No. 88 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Schoenhalz (M.M.) (1999), 121 B.C.A.C. 138; 198 W.A.C. 138 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Kelley (K.) (1994), 47 B.C.A.C. 71; 76 W.A.C. 71 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Robert (K.) (1996), 77 B.C.A.C. 65; 126 W.A.C. 65 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Caziere (R.C.R.) (1998), 112 B.C.A.C. 312; 182 W.A.C. 312 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Hiltz (J.) (1998), 115 B.C.A.C. 315; 189 W.A.C. 315 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Johns (G.D.) (1999), 125 B.C.A.C. 298; 204 W.A.C. 298 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. DeHaan, [1967] 3 All E.R. 618 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Saulnier (1987), 21 B.C.L.R.(2d) 232 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Sandercock (1985), 62 A.R. 382; 22 C.C.C.(3d) 79 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. R.T. (1992), 58 O.A.C. 81; 17 C.R.(4th) 247 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 53].

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Brown et al. (1994), 44 B.C.A.C. 241; 71 W.A.C. 241; 88 C.C.C.(3d) 148 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Johnston and Tremayne, [1970] 4 C.C.C. 64 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Layte (1983), 38 C.R.(3d) 204 (Ont. Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Patterson, [1998] O.J. No. 937 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Pitkeathly (D.B.) (1994), 69 O.A.C. 352; 29 C.R.(4th) 182 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Spiller, [1969] 4 C.C.C. 211 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Bruce (1982), 35 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 530; 99 A.P.R. 530; 28 C.R.(3d) 247 (P.E.I.C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Getty (1990), 104 A.R. 180 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Santos (J.) (1993), 67 O.A.C. 270 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 718.1 [para. 62]; sect. 718.2(b) [para. 63]; sect. 745.4 [para. 26].

Counsel:

A.R. Flanz, for the Crown;

G.S. Boothroyd and M. Gerwin, for the defendant.

This case was heard on March 19, 2001, before Romilly, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on March 22, 2001.

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