R v SLW

JurisdictionAlberta
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas W. Wakeling,The Honourable Madam Justice Sheila Greckol,The Honourable Madam Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf
Citation2018 ABCA 235
Date29 June 2018
Docket Number1701-0185-A

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  • R v Quintero-Gelvez
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2023
    ...Queen v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263; 391 C.C.C. 3d 37, rev’d, 2023 SCC 2 (intentional discharge of a firearm into a place); The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448 (sexual assault of a person under sixteen years of age); The Queen v. Yellowknee, 2017 ABCA 60; 346 C.C.C. 3d 22 (arson); ......
  • R v Al Aazawi
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 8, 2022
    ...that Parliament has confidence in the ability of appeal courts to provide the necessary guidance to sentencers”) & The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235, ¶ 100; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448, 483 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Because Parliament has not established a sentencing commission with a mandate to prepare......
  • R v Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 21, 2023
    ...the primary responsibility for introducing rationality, predictability and consistency into the sentencing process”); The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235, ¶ 100; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448, 483 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Because Parliament has not established a sentencing commission with a mandate to prepare ......
  • R. v. Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...R. v. W.B.S. (1992), 127 A.R. 65; R. v. Misay, 2021 ABQB 485, 31 Alta. L.R. (7th) 157; R. v. Quintero‑Gelvez, 2023 ABCA 64; R. v. S.L.W., 2018 ABCA 235, 72 Alta. L.R. (6th) 63; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R.......
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  • R v Quintero-Gelvez
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2023
    ...Queen v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263; 391 C.C.C. 3d 37, rev’d, 2023 SCC 2 (intentional discharge of a firearm into a place); The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448 (sexual assault of a person under sixteen years of age); The Queen v. Yellowknee, 2017 ABCA 60; 346 C.C.C. 3d 22 (arson); ......
  • R. v. Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...R. v. W.B.S. (1992), 127 A.R. 65; R. v. Misay, 2021 ABQB 485, 31 Alta. L.R. (7th) 157; R. v. Quintero‑Gelvez, 2023 ABCA 64; R. v. S.L.W., 2018 ABCA 235, 72 Alta. L.R. (6th) 63; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R.......
  • R v Al Aazawi
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 8, 2022
    ...that Parliament has confidence in the ability of appeal courts to provide the necessary guidance to sentencers”) & The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235, ¶ 100; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448, 483 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Because Parliament has not established a sentencing commission with a mandate to prepare......
  • R v Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 21, 2023
    ...the primary responsibility for introducing rationality, predictability and consistency into the sentencing process”); The Queen v. SLW, 2018 ABCA 235, ¶ 100; 363 C.C.C. 3d 448, 483 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Because Parliament has not established a sentencing commission with a mandate to prepare ......
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4 books & journal articles
  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...Publications. All Rights Reserved. 542 Sentencing: Principles and Practice Sentence Imposed Relevant Factors Case Name R v SLW , 2018 ABCA 235 3.5 years’ incarceration global sentence, upheld on appeal • Pled guilty to making and distributing child pornography and sexual assault in relation......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...510 Slotta , R v , 2020 MBCA 79 ............................................................ 632 SLW , R v , 2018 ABCA 235 ..................................................... 14, 133, 542 Smarch , R v , 2015 YKCA 13 ........................................................... 224 Smart-Jam......
  • Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...Code, s 718(f ). See also R v Ryan, 2015 ABCA 286 at para 35. 125 Doucette, supra note 122 at para 20. 126 Ibid at para 22. 127 R v SLW, 2018 ABCA 235 at paras 33, 34 (emphasis in original). Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 134 Sentencing: Principles and ......
  • General Principles
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...between sentences imposed for a particular crime because the range of sentence set out in the Code is particularly broad.”91 82 R v SLW , 2018 ABCA 235 at para 28. 83 R v Souvie , 2018 ABCA 148 at para 48, citing R v Matwiy , 1996 ABCA 63 at para 30. 84 R v Giroux , 2018 ABCA 56 at para 14.......