R. v. Miller (R.N.), (1997) 40 O.T.C. 17 (GD)

• Judge: Hill, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: September 25, 1997
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1997), 40 O.T.C. 17 (GD)

R. v. Miller (R.N.) (1997), 40 O.T.C. 17 (GD)

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Temp. Cite: [1997] O.T.C. TBEd. OC.045

Her Majesty The Queen v. Richard Neil Miller

(Court File Nos. 1271/97 & 1287/97)

Indexed As: R. v. Miller (R.N.)

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

Hill, J.

September 25, 1997.

Summary:

The accused pleaded guilty to keeping a common bawdy-house, two counts of living off the avails of prostitution and committing a common assault. He also pleaded guilty to a single count of assault with a weapon.

The Ontario Court (General Division) sentenced the accused to 22 months' imprisonment over and above the 15 months of pre-sentence custody he had already served. He was also sentenced to two years' probation, with conditions and a life time firearms' prohibition was imposed.

Criminal Law - Topic 5830.4

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Guilty plea - See paragraphs 43 to 57.

Criminal Law - Topic 5848.2

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Time already served - See paragraphs 43 to 57.

Criminal Law - Topic 5861

Sentence - Assault (includes common assault) - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Criminal Law - Topic 5883

Sentence - Assault with a weapon or assault causing bodily harm - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Criminal Law - Topic 5907

Sentence - Prostitution - Living on the avails of - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Criminal Law - Topic 5919

Sentence - Prostitution or sexual intercourse - Procuring - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Gardiner (1982), 43 N.R. 361; 68 C.C.C.(2d) 477 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Lees, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 749; 27 N.R. 548; 46 C.C.C.(2d) 385, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Roud and Roud (1981), 58 C.C.C.(2d) 226 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Coburn (1982), 66 C.C.C.(2d) 463 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Pierce (M.) (1997), 97 O.A.C. 253; 32 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

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. 32].

Reference Re Sections 193 and 195.1(1)(c) of the Criminal Code, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1123; 109 N.R. 81; 68 Man.R.(2d) 1; 56 C.C.C.(3d) 65, refd to. [para. 33].

Prostitution Reference - see Reference Re Sections 193 and 195.1(1)(c) of the Criminal Code.

R. v. Downey and Reynolds, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 10; 136 N.R. 266; 125 A.R. 342; 72 C.C.C.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 34].

R. v. Naud (G.A.) (1996), 74 B.C.A.C. 257; 121 W.A.C. 257; 106 C.C.C.(3d) 348 (C.A.) affd. (1997), 208 N.R. 298; 86 B.C.A.C. 82; 142 W.A.C. 82; 113 C.C.C.(3d) 95 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 35].

R. v. Grillo (1991), 44 O.A.C. 284; 64 C.C.C.(3d) 53 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].

Attorney General's Reference (No. 2 of 1995), [1997] 1 Cr. App. Rep. 72 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Mara (P.) et al. (1997), 213 N.R. 41; 101 O.A.C. 1; 115 C.C.C.(3d) 539 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Tang (P.) (1997), 200 A.R. 70; 146 W.A.C. 70 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

R. v. McDonnell (T.E.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 948; 210 N.R. 241; 196 A.R. 321; 141 W.A.C. 321, refd to. [para. 40].

R. v. Murray (C.E.) (1995), 165 A.R. 394; 89 W.A.C. 394 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].

R. v. Rose (V.) (1997), 100 O.A.C. 67 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Badio, [1995] O.J. No. 1886 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Krisco (R.D.) (1995), 165 A.R. 76; 89 W.A.C. 76 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Harris (W.G.) (1996), 154 N.S.R.(2d) 399; 452 A.P.R. 399 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Foster (1984), 54 A.R. 372; 13 C.C.C.(3d) 435 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Rezaie (M.) (1996), 96 O.A.C. 268; 31 O.R.(3d) 713 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 48].

R. v. Meilleur (1981), 22 C.R.(3d) 185 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 39].

R. v. Governor of Brockhill Prison; Ex Parte Evans; R. v. Governor of Only Young Offender Institution; Ex Parte Reid, [1997] 1 All E.R. 439 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 39].

R. v. Saunders, [1995] O.J. No. 2152 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].

R. v. Ferguson (N.A.) (1995), 64 B.C.A.C. 211; 105 W.A.C. 211 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].

R. v. Grouse (L.) (1994), 71 O.A.C. 79 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Upshaw, [1993] A.J. No. 3317 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Thomas, D.A., Principles of Sentencing (2nd Ed. 1970), pp. 130 to 133 [para. 39].

Counsel:

B. Holowka, for the Crown;

C. Morris, for the accused.

This case was heard on September 16, 17, 19 & 22, 1997, before Hill, J., of the Ontario Court (General Division), who delivered the following judgment on September 25, 1997.