R. v. McSween (S.P.), (2002) 208 N.S.R.(2d) 377 (SC)
| Judge | LeBlanc, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada) |
| Case Date | June 26, 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | Nova Scotia |
| Citations | (2002), 208 N.S.R.(2d) 377 (SC);2002 NSSC 225 |
R. v. McSween (S.P.) (2002), 208 N.S.R.(2d) 377 (SC);
652 A.P.R. 377
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Temp. Cite: [2002] N.S.R.(2d) TBEd. NO.001
Sean Patrick McSween (appellant) v. Her Majesty The Queen (respondent)
(S.H. No. 178525; 2002 NSSC 225)
Indexed As: R. v. McSween (S.P.)
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
LeBlanc, J.
October 23, 2002.
Summary:
The accused pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 (Criminal Code, s. 380(1)(b)) and was sentenced to a suspended sentence plus two years' probation. The accused appealed the sentence.
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the conviction and substituted a conditional discharge.
Criminal Law - Topic 4431
Procedure - Verdicts, discharges and dismissals - Conditional discharge in lieu of conviction - The accused pharmacist, whose licence had lapsed, fraudulently held himself out to be a licensed pharmacist to obtain Dilaudid tablets from another pharmacy for personal use - The accused pleaded guilty to fraud and was given a suspended sentence plus two years' probation - The accused appealed the sentence - The accused had a drug and alcohol addiction, which he was successfully treating - No criminal record - The Crown and accused had jointly recommended a conditional discharge, which the sentencing judge rejected as not in the public interest - The judge also stated that the accused failed to prove an intention to continue his profession and that a conviction would preclude that - The accused subsequently applied for readmission to the N.S. Pharmaceutical Society and it was uncertain whether his conviction would preclude readmission - The Nova Scotia Supreme Court held that the judge erred in finding that general deterrence, because the accused was a pharmacist, would not be met with a conditional discharge - The court held that general deterrence, which was overemphasized by the judge, could be met by substituting a conditional discharge with the condition that the accused give 12 one hour lectures to students on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse.
Criminal Law - Topic 5813
Sentencing - Sentencing procedure and rights of the accused - Plea bargain or joint submission - Effect of - [See Criminal Law - Topic 4431 ].
Criminal Law - Topic 5859
Sentence - Fraud - [See Criminal Law - Topic 4431 ].
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Fallofield (1973), 13 C.C.C.(2d) 450 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].
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, refd to. [para. 10].
R. v. Pepin (1990), 98 N.S.R.(2d) 238; 263 A.P.R. 238 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].
R. v. Muise (D.R.) (1994), 135 N.S.R.(2d) 81; 386 A.P.R. 81 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].
R. v. C.A.M. (1996), 194 N.R. 321; 73 B.C.A.C. 81; 120 W.A.C. 81; 105 C.C.C.(3d) 327 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 13].
R. v. Relph, [1991] B.C.J. No. 298 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
R. v. Myers (1977), 37 C.C.C.(2d) 182 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].
R. v. Parker (R.D.R.) (1996), 154 N.S.R.(2d) 289; 452 A.P.R. 289 (S.C.), affd. (1997), 159 N.S.R.(2d) 166; 468 A.P.R. 166 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].
R. v. Grady (1971), 5 N.S.R.(2d) 264 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].
R. v. Sears (1978), 39 C.C.C.(2d) 199 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].
R. v. Thompson (1990), 99 N.S.R.(2d) 188; 270 A.P.R. 188 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].
R. v. Foster (R.J.) et al. (1997), 161 N.S.R.(2d) 371; 477 A.P.R. 371 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].
R. v. Hayes, [1999] O.J. No. 938 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 31].
R. v. Daley (W.) (1997), 162 N.S.R.(2d) 222; 485 A.P.R. 222 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].
R. v. Etienne (1989), 49 C.C.C.(3d) 572 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].
R. v. Moreau (1992), 49 Q.A.C. 239; 76 C.C.C.(3d) 181 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].
R. v. Fleming (1992), 10 B.C.A.C. 79; 21 W.A.C. 79 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].
Statutes Noticed:
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 730(1), sect. 730(3) [para. 15].
Counsel:
Kelly J. Serbu, for the appellant;
Robert P. McCarroll, for the respondent.
This appeal was heard on June 26, 2002, at Halifax, N.S., before LeBlanc, J., of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment on October 23, 2002.
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