R. v. Rushton (K.E.), (2000) 143 B.C.A.C. 295 (YukCA)

• Judge: Ryan, Newbury and Braidwood, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Yukon Territory)
• Case Date: September 11, 2000
• Jurisdiction: Yukon
• Citations: (2000), 143 B.C.A.C. 295 (YukCA)

R. v. Rushton (K.E.) (2000), 143 B.C.A.C. 295 (YukCA);

    235 W.A.C. 295

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Temp. Cite: [2000] B.C.A.C. TBEd. DE.028

Regina (respondent) v. Kevin Edward Rushton (appellant)

(YU00412; 2000 YTCA 5)

Indexed As: R. v. Rushton (K.E.)

Yukon Court of Appeal

Whitehorse

Ryan, Newbury and Braidwood, JJ.A.

September 11, 2000.

Summary:

The accused pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of his wife and was sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 17 years. The accused appealed the period of parole ineligibility.

The Yukon Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Criminal Law - Topic 5670

Punishments (sentence) - Imprisonment and parole - Parole - Period of ineligibility - The 24 year old accused pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of his 20 year old estranged wife, by stabbing her 20 times with a knife, perhaps in the presence of their young child - First offender - High school graduate - Mild-mannered to his friends but some evidence of past physical abuse of deceased - Made no effort to seek help for deceased - Lack of remorse except for being separated from his child - Brutal offence - Breach of trust of the spousal relationship - The Yukon Court of Appeal affirmed 17 years as the period of parole ineligibility.

Cases Noticed:

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. 4].

R. v. Tsyganov (S.) (1998), 172 N.S.R.(2d) 43; 524 A.P.R. 43 (C.A.), consd. [para. 4].

R. v. Doyle (1991), 108 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 294 A.P.R. 1 (C.A.), consd. [para. 4].

R. v. Baillie (1992), 107 N.S.R.(2d) 256; 290 A.P.R. 256; 69 C.C.C.(3d) 116 (C.A.), consd. [para. 4].

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.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Campbell (L.E.) (1999), 129 B.C.A.C. 152; 210 W.A.C. 152 (C.A.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Edgar (1988), 3 Y.R. 253 (C.A.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Spanevello (P.F.) (1998), 115 B.C.A.C. 1; 189 W.A.C. 1 (C.A.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Grimson, [1997] B.C.J. No. 2815 (C.A.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Stewner (B.J.) (1996), 113 Man.R.(2d) 78; 131 W.A.C. 78 (C.A.), consd. [para. 5].

R. v. Milke (C.J.) (1995), 70 B.C.A.C. 64; 115 W.A.C. 64 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Counsel:

Martin F. Allen, for the appellant;

Les Rose, for the Crown/respondent.

This appeal was heard by Ryan, Newbury and Braidwood, JJ.A., of the Yukon Court of Appeal.

The decision of the court was delivered orally at Victoria, British Columbia, by Braidwood, J.A.