R. v. Monette (L.) (1999), 127 O.A.C. 276 (C.A.): Sentencing Elder Offenders (Comment), (2000) 128 O.A.C. 384

• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: January 28, 2000
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (2000), 128 O.A.C. 384

R. v. Monette (L.) (Comment) (2000), 128 O.A.C. 384

MLB case comment

CASE COMMENT

Indexed As: R. v. Monette (L.) (1999), 127 O.A.C. 276 (C.A.): Sentencing Elder Offenders (Comment)

Ontario Court of Justice

Provincial Division

Renaud, P.D.J

January 28, 2000.

Summary:

This case comment contains no summary.

Criminal Law - Topic 5841

Sentencing - Considerations - Age of accused - A commentator discussed, among other questions, the following issues respecting the sentencing of elder offenders: how did a court view an of­fender of advanced age?; was advanced age a mitigating circumstance in and of itself?; what was the significance of the elderly offender's health?; what was "ad­vanced age"? - The commentator con­cluded as follows: "In sum, although it appears undoubted that many judgments may be said to hold that advanced age is, without more, a factor tending to the exer­cise of leniency, it is suggested that the better view is that some other factor, often poor health of the offender, must be pres­ent to justify an individualized disposition except in exceptional situations such as that involving a 90 year-old offender."

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; 46 C.R.(4th) 269, refd to. [paras. 2, 27, 38].

R. v. A.R. (1994), 92 Man.R.(2d) 183; 61 W.A.C. 183; [1994] 4 W.W.R. 620; 88 C.C.C.(3d) 184 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 2, 9, footnote 1,.

R. v. H.F.S. (1995), 136 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 166; 423 A.P.R. 166 (T.D.), refd to. [paras. 2, 38, footnote 1].

R. v. J.N.O. (1993), 103 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 256; 326 A.P.R. 256 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [paras. 2, 38, footnote 1].

R. v. E.C. (1996), 113 Man.R.(2d) 33; 131 W.A.C. 33 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 3, 38].

R. v. Dinn (M.F.) (1993), 104 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 263; 329 A.P.R. 263 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [paras. 5, 38].

R. v. Monette (L.) (1999), 127 O.A.C. 276 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 6, 38].

R. v. Davidson (1984), 52 N.B.R.(2d) 338; 137 A.P.R. 338; 11 C.C.C.(3d) 460 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 7, 38, footnote 3].

R. v. V. (1994), 156 N.B.R.(2d) 161; 401 A.P.R. 161 (T.D.), refd to. [paras. 11, 38].

R. v. V. (1996), 181 N.B.R.(2d) 72; 460 A.P.R. 72 (T.D.), refd to. [paras. 11, 38].

R. v. Marceau (1978), 4 C.R.(3d) S-53 (Ont. Prov. Ct.), refd to. [paras. 12, 38].

R. v. W.G.G. (1991), 93 Nfld. &. P.E.I.R. 143; 292 A.P.R. 143 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [paras. 12, 38].

R. v. Lysack (1988), 26 O.A.C. 338 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 14, 38].

R. v. McCrystal (1992), 55 O.A.C. 167 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 15, 38].

R. v. Lehoux (R.M.) (1997), 100 B.C.A.C. 10; 163 W.A.C. 10 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 16, 38].

R. v. O.J. (1990), 94 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 31; 298 A.P.R. 31 (Nfld. Prov. Ct.), refd to. [paras. 17, 38].

R. v. Cameron (L.) (1999), 241 A.R. 87 (Q.B.), refd to. [paras. 21, 38].

R. v. J.D.R. (1998), 126 Man.R.(2d) 253; 167 W.A.C. 253 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 22, 38].

R. v. Robertson (S.) (1995), 157 N.B.R.(2d) 123; 404 A.P.R. 123 (T.D.), leave to appeal refused (1995), 167 N.B.R.(2d) 158; 427 A.P.R. 158 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 24, 38].

R. v. Estabrooks (K.B.) (1999), 222 N.B.R.(2d) 55; 570 A.P.R. 55 (T.D.), refd to. [paras. 24, 38].

R. v. Morrissette (C.) (1997), 158 Sask.R. 159; 153 W.A.C. 159 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 24, 38].

R. v. Spence (S.); R. v. Fraser (D.L.) (1993), 137 A.R. 301; 25 W.A.C. 301; 78 C.C.C.(3d) 451 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 25, 38].

R. v. Lasik (R.J.) (1999), 180 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 125; 548 A.P.R. 125 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [paras. 25, 38].

R. v. W.B. (1994), 122 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 32; 379 A.P.R. 32 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [paras. 30, 38].

R. v. Njeim (1986), 15 O.A.C. 198 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 30, 38].

R. v. F.D. (1996), 149 N.S.R.(2d) 156; 432 A.P.R. 156 (S.C.), refd to. [paras. 31, 38].

R. v. A.J.G. (1995), 168 N.B.R.(2d) 241; 430 A.P.R. 241 (T.D.), refd to. [paras. 34, 38].

R. v. C.M. (1998), 165 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 124; 509 A.P.R. 124 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [paras. 34, 38].

R. v. F.D.M. (1995), 29 W.C.B.(2d) 148 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 35, 38].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges, Canadian Sentencing Handbook (1982), p. 48 [paras. 18, 19].

Ewaschuk, Eugene E., Criminal Pleadings in Canada (1983), p. 464 [para. 19].

Nadin-Davis, R. Paul, Principles of Sen­tencing, in Canadian Sentencing Digest, vol 1, p. 39, as amended by Release 25, August 1986 [para. 7, footnote 3].

Ruby, Clayton C., Sentencing (5th Ed. 1999), pp. 206, para. 5.115 [paras. 2, 19, 27, footnote 1].

This case comment was delivered by Re­naud, P.D.J., of the Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Division, on January 28, 2000.