R. v. McLaughlin (G.), (1997) 47 O.T.C. 120 (GD)

• Judge: Kozak, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: November 21, 1997
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1997), 47 O.T.C. 120 (GD)

R. v. McLaughlin (G.) (1997), 47 O.T.C. 120 (GD)

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Temp. Cite: [1997] O.T.C. TBEd. DE.037

Her Majesty the Queen v. Gerry McLaughlin

(No. 97-0390)

Indexed As: R. v. McLaughlin (G.)

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

Kozak, J.

November 21, 1997.

Summary:

The accused pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property, contrary to s. 394(1)(c)(iii) of the Criminal Code. Particularly, the accused had in his possession gold ore with a total value of $79,745.

The Ontario Court, General Division, sentenced the accused to seven months in an Ontario Correctional Centre. The court declined to allow the accused to serve the sentence in the community stating that to allow a non-custodial sentence would not discourage like minded people in the community from committing a similar offence.

Criminal Law - Topic 5720.3

Punishments (sentence) - Conditional sentence - Considerations - See paragraphs 16 to 19.

Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4

Punishments (sentence) - Conditional sentence - When available or appropriate - See paragraphs 16 to 19.

Criminal Law - Topic 5833

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Deterrence - See paragraphs 10 to 16.

Criminal Law - Topic 5862

Sentence - Possession of stolen goods or goods obtained by crime - See paragraphs 1 to 19.

Cases Noticed:

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; 105 C.C.C.(3d) 327, refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Pierce (M.) (1997), 97 O.A.C. 253; 114 C.C.C.(3d) 23 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. H.R. (1997), 205 A.R. 226 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 18].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 394(1)(c)(iii) [para. 1]; sect. 718.1 [para. 14].

Counsel:

Peter Hurrell, for the Crown;

Mark Ansara, for the accused; and

Mark Voell, for Williams Operating Corp. and Battle Mountains Canada Ltd.

This case was heard on November 21, 1997, at Thunder Bay, Ontario, before Kozak, J., of the Ontario Court (General Division), who on the same date delivered the following oral judgment.