R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507

CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice W. N. Renke
Neutral Citation2021 ABQB 507
Citation2021 ABQB 507
Date30 June 2021
Docket Number180653420Q1

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4 practice notes
  • R v Gray
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...41 For Mr. Gray: R v Newborn, 2018 ABQB 47; R v Picken, 2024 SKKB 14; R v Burke, 2022 ONSC 6083; R v Jolicoeur, 2023 ABKB 9; R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 [ Soosay]; R v KDS, 2021 ABQB 934; R v Cabrera, 2021 ABCA 291; and R v McRae, 2021 ONCA 42 The cases referred to by Defence counsel reflect ......
  • R v Boucher
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...ONCA 159 at paras 72–73; Taylor at para 42. Moreover, the statements themselves are not an aggravating factor on sentence: R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 at para 49 [ Soosay]; R v Deer, 2014 ABCA 88 at para 25 I thank all those who wrote a statement. I acknowledge how difficult it was to do so. ......
  • R v Kemp
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 18, 2025
    ...follows, with particular emphasis on the two cases cited by both Crown and defence. i) Parity Cases Cited by Both Parties 64 R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 [ Soosay], involved four people who had been drinking, smoking marijuana, and socializing in a residence on the Samson Cree Nation. The offe......
  • R v Christensen
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 25, 2025
    ...2017 ONSC 6199; c) R. v. Pirko, 2020 BCSC 222; d) R. v. Danjou, 2020 BCSC 1820; e) R. v. Cabrera, 2021 ABCA 291; and f) R. v. Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507. VII. DISCUSSION 33 I do not intend to go into detail in reviewing these cases. As counsel both acknowledged in their respective submissions, e......
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  • R v Gray
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...41 For Mr. Gray: R v Newborn, 2018 ABQB 47; R v Picken, 2024 SKKB 14; R v Burke, 2022 ONSC 6083; R v Jolicoeur, 2023 ABKB 9; R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 [ Soosay]; R v KDS, 2021 ABQB 934; R v Cabrera, 2021 ABCA 291; and R v McRae, 2021 ONCA 42 The cases referred to by Defence counsel reflect ......
  • R v Boucher
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...ONCA 159 at paras 72–73; Taylor at para 42. Moreover, the statements themselves are not an aggravating factor on sentence: R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 at para 49 [ Soosay]; R v Deer, 2014 ABCA 88 at para 25 I thank all those who wrote a statement. I acknowledge how difficult it was to do so. ......
  • R v Kemp
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 18, 2025
    ...follows, with particular emphasis on the two cases cited by both Crown and defence. i) Parity Cases Cited by Both Parties 64 R v Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507 [ Soosay], involved four people who had been drinking, smoking marijuana, and socializing in a residence on the Samson Cree Nation. The offe......
  • R v Christensen
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 25, 2025
    ...2017 ONSC 6199; c) R. v. Pirko, 2020 BCSC 222; d) R. v. Danjou, 2020 BCSC 1820; e) R. v. Cabrera, 2021 ABCA 291; and f) R. v. Soosay, 2021 ABQB 507. VII. DISCUSSION 33 I do not intend to go into detail in reviewing these cases. As counsel both acknowledged in their respective submissions, e......