R. v. Al Saidi (M.H.), (2006) 302 N.B.R.(2d) 49 (PC)

• Judge: Ferguson, P.C.J.
• Court: Provincial Court of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: August 21, 2006
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (2006), 302 N.B.R.(2d) 49 (PC);2006 NBPC 22

R. v. Al Saidi (M.H.) (2006), 302 N.B.R.(2d) 49 (PC);

    302 R.N.-B.(2e) 49; 784 A.P.R. 49

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Temp. Cite: [2006] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AU.019

Renvoi temp.: [2006] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AU.019

Her Majesty the Queen v. Mohammad Hasan Al Saidi

(13441313; 13441513; 2006 NBPC 22)

Indexed As: R. v. Al Saidi (M.H.)

Répertorié: R. v. Al Saidi (M.H.)

New Brunswick Provincial Court

Judicial District of Miramichi

Ferguson, P.C.J.

August 21, 2006.

Summary:

Résumé:

The accused was convicted of possession of counterfeit money, uttering counterfeit money and failing to comply with undertaking to keep the peace and be of good behaviour (see 2006 NBPC 20).

The New Brunswick Provincial Court gave the accused credit of 12.5 months for the time spent on remand and imposed an additional eight months in jail (concurrent) for the counterfeiting offences and one month consecutive for the undertaking offence.

Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4

Punishments (sentence) - Conditional sentence - When available or appropriate - The 31 year old accused and three co-accused passed $2,100 in counterfeit $100 US bills during a 70 minute period at local businesses - 51 more counterfeit bills were found in their car - The accused was convicted of possession of counterfeit money, uttering counterfeit money and failing to comply with an undertaking to keep the peace and be of good behaviour - The accused was an immigrant - Recently married - Educated - Strong family support - Helped other immigrants to settle in Canada - No record - The co-accused pled guilty and received sentences ranging from eight months to 17.5 months - The New Brunswick Provincial Court gave the accused credit of 12.5 months for the time spent on remand and imposed an additional eight months in jail (concurrent) for the counterfeiting offences and one month consecutive for the undertaking breach - The crimes resulted from a sophisticated criminal enterprise - Counterfeiting was one of the fastest growing offences in Canada - The co-accused's sentences were highly probative - A sentence of time served together with a community based sentence as requested by the accused would not provide adequate denunciation of this offence given the need for general deterrence of counterfeiting.

Criminal Law - Topic 5806

Sentencing - General - Co-accused - Sentence parity - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5836

Sentencing - Considerations - Deterrence - Prevalence of similar crime - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5848.7

Sentencing - Considerations - Denunciation or repudiation of conduct - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5872

Sentence - Counterfeiting or passing or possessing counterfeit money - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 5892

Sentence - Breach of recognizance or undertaking - [See Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5720.4

Peines (sentence) - Emprisonnement avec sursis - Circonstances permettant ou justifiant l'emprisonnement avec sursis - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5720.4 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5806

Détermination de la peine - Coaccusé - Peine équivalente - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5806 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5836

Détermination de la peine - Considérations - Dissuasion - Fréquence de crimes similaires - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5836 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5848.7

Détermination de la peine - Considérations - Dénonciation ou réprobation - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5848.7 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5872

Peine - Mise en circulation de monnaie contrefaite - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5872 ].

Droit criminel - Cote 5892

Peine - Omission de se conformer à un engagement ou à une promesse - [Voir Criminal Law - Topic 5892 ].

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Terrence, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 357; 47 N.R. 8, refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Savory (D.M.) (1996), 94 O.A.C. 318 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Chambers (1985), 9 O.A.C. 228; 20 C.C.C.(3d) 440 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Pham (K.T.) (2005), 204 O.A.C. 299; 36 C.R.(6th) 200 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. D.W., [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742; 122 N.R. 277; 46 O.A.C. 352; 63 C.C.C.(3d) 397; 3 C.R.(4th) 302, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Kicovic (N.) (2004), 377 A.R. 176 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. C.S. (2006), 302 N.B.R.(2d) 317; 784 A.P.R. 317 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Leighton (B.K.) (1994), 155 N.B.R.(2d) 211; 398 A.P.R. 211 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Khelawon (R.) (2005), 195 O.A.C. 11 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

R. v. Kanthasamy (S.) (2005), 210 B.C.A.C. 54; 348 W.A.C. 54; 195 C.C.C.(3d) 182 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].

R. v. Wust (L.W.) et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455; 252 N.R. 332; 134 B.C.A.C. 236; 219 W.A.C. 236; 184 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 129; 32 C.R.(5th) 58; 2000 SCC 18, refd to. [para. 44].

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. [para. 49].

R. v. Zinck (T.R.), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 41; 300 N.R. 201; 257 N.B.R.(2d) 1; 674 A.P.R. 1; 171 C.C.C.(3d) 1; 2003 SCC 6, refd to. [para. 49].

R. v. Le (D.H.) (No. 2) (1993), 22 B.C.A.C. 27; 38 W.A.C. 27 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 69].

R. v. Dunn (D.) (1998), 109 O.A.C. 194 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 70].

R. v. Christophersen (M.K.) (2002), 328 A.R. 248 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 71].

R. v. Rafuse (P.M.) (2005), 257 Sask.R. 36; 342 W.A.C. 36; 193 C.C.C.(3d) 234 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 72].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Manson, Allan, Judges and Parole Eligibility: Section 741.2 (1995), 37 C.R.(4th) 381, p. 394 [para. 49].

Counsel:

Jean Guy Savoie, for the Crown;

Aloysius Hayes, for the defence.

This sentencing was heard on August 15 and 18, 2006, before Ferguson, P.C.J., of the New Brunswick Provincial Court, Judicial District of Miramichi, who delivered the following judgment on August 21, 2006.