R. v. Siemens (R.C.), (2012) 541 A.R. 62 (PC)
| Judge | Rosborough, P.C.J. |
| Court | Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada) |
| Case Date | April 25, 2012 |
| Citations | (2012), 541 A.R. 62 (PC);2012 ABPC 116 |
R. v. Siemens (R.C.) (2012), 541 A.R. 62 (PC)
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Temp. Cite: [2012] A.R. TBEd. MY.055
Her Majesty the Queen (Crown) v. Richard Cameron Siemens (defendant)
(080569114P1; 2012 ABPC 116)
Indexed As: R. v. Siemens (R.C.)
Alberta Provincial Court
Rosborough, P.C.J.
April 25, 2012.
Summary:
This case raised an issue as to the nature of the court's common law jurisdiction to impose a peace bond.
The Alberta Provincial Court discussed this issue.
Criminal Law - Topic 6965
Recognizances and undertakings - Peace bonds and orders to keep the peace - Common law peace bonds - The Alberta Provincial Court discussed the common law jurisdiction to impose a peace bond and the nature of and test for granting such a bond - The court also discussed the duration, conditions and enforcement of the common law peace bond - The court opined that its common law jurisdiction to impose a peace bond was contingent upon information sufficient to justify a reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace - The court noted that it was common practice in the jurisdiction to grant peace bonds without that information (i.e., upon consent) - The court outlined the procedure that should be followed in future cases where an accused chose to resolve charges by entering into a common law peace bond - See paragraphs 2 to 35.
Cases Noticed:
Stevenson v. Saskatchewan (Minister of Justice) et al. (1987), 61 Sask.R. 91 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 2].
MacKenzie v. Martin, [1954] S.C.R. 361, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Chohan, [1969] 1 C.C.C. 19 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 3].
R. v. Musoni (B.), [2009] O.T.C. Uned. 658; 243 C.C.C.(3d) 17 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [2009] O.A.C. Uned. 569; 248 C.C.C.(3d) 487 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (2010), 406 N.R. 391; 270 O.A.C. 399 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 4].
R. v. Bilida (C.M.) (1999), 256 A.R. 336; 1999 ABQB 1016, refd to. [para. 4].
R. v. Parks, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 871; 140 N.R. 161; 55 O.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 6].
R. v. Gerrand (J.) - see Boon et al. v. Gerrand.
Boon et al. v. Gerrand (2005), 382 A.R. 245; 2005 ABQB 353, refd to. [para. 8].
R. v. Taylor, 2001 BCPC 183, refd to. [para. 8].
R. v. Wells (D.R.) (2012), 531 A.R. 387; 2012 ABQB 77, refd to. [para. 8].
R. v. R.A.M., [2004] O.T.C. 78; 182 C.C.C.(3d) 148 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 9].
R. v. N.B., [1994] B.C.J. No. 3322 (Youth Ct.), refd to. [para. 9].
R. v. S., 1992 CarswellBC 1368 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 9].
R. v. Bender, 2004 ONCJ 312, refd to. [para. 9].
R. v. Giles, [1930] 3 D.L.R. 273 (N.S.S.C.), refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. Glamorganshire (1890), 24 Q.B.D. 675, refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. Mousseau, 2011 ONCJ 222, refd to. [para. 13].
J.H. v. W.B., 2001 YKTC 502, refd to. [para. 15].
R. v. Barber, 2008 ONCJ 759, refd to. [para. 16].
Frey v. Fedoruk, [1950] S.C.R. 517, refd to. [para. 18].
Brown et al. v. Durham Regional Police Force (1998), 116 O.A.C. 126; 131 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].
R. v. Biron, [1976] 2 S.C.R. 56; 4 N.R. 45, refd to. [para. 20].
R. v. Bergner (1987), 78 A.R. 331 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
R. v. Burke (W.J.C.) (2012), 314 N.S.R.(2d) 327; 994 A.P.R. 327; 2012 NSSC 119, refd to. [para. 25].
R. v. Bansfield, 2008 ONCJ 383, refd to. [para. 28].
R. v. L.B. (2011), 274 O.A.C. 365; 2011 ONCA 153, refd to. [para. 28].
R. v. Doz (1987), 79 N.R. 151; 82 A.R. 394; 38 C.C.C.(3d) 479 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 30].
R. v. Bak, [1996] O.J. No. 1598 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 33].
R. v. Squires, [1990] O.J. No. 1328 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 34].
R. v. Kieling (1981), 58 C.C.C.(2d) 418 (Ont. Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 34].
R. v. Dwernychuk (M.K.) (1992), 135 A.R. 31; 33 W.A.C. 31 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (1993), 151 N.R. 400; 141 A.R. 317; 46 W.A.C. 317 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 45].
Statutes Noticed:
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 8(2) [para. 5]; sect. 127(1) [para. 32].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Dalton, Michael, Country Justice (1742), in Hunter, Robert C., Common Law Peace Bonds: The Power of Justices of the Peace To Administer "Preventive Justice" (1978), 1 C.R.(3d) 70, p. 72 [para. 11].
Hunter, Robert C., Common Law Peace Bonds: The Power of Justices of the Peace To Administer "Preventive Justice" (1978), 1 C.R.(3d) 70, generally [para. 2]; pp. 72 [para. 11]; 81 [para. 15]; 86 [para. 33]; 87, 90, 91 [para. 22].
Magone, C.R., Power of Justices and Magistrates to Dispense "Preventive Justice" (1949), 93 C.C.C. 161, generally [para. 2].
Watt, David, and Fuerst, Michelle, The 2012 Annotated Tremeear's Criminal Code (2012), p. 105 [para. 20].
Counsel:
W. Silliker, for the Crown;
J. McNaughton, for the accused.
This case was heard by Rosborough, P.C.J., of the Alberta Provincial Court, who delivered the following decision on April 25, 2012.
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