R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Bennett,The Honourable Madam Justice Fenlon,The Honourable Madam Justice Griffin
Citation2018 BCCA 329
Date27 August 2018
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Docket NumberCA44063
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  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...incarceration not unit; instead, was on lenient end given size of collection and length of time ofender engaged in behaviour R v Watson , 2018 BCCA 329 12 months’ incarceration for child pornography and 2 years’ incarceration global sentence, upheld on appeal • Pled guilty to possession of ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...558 Warring , R v , 2017 ABCA 128 .......................................................... 243 Watson , R v , 2018 BCCA 329 .......................................................... 538 Waudby , R v , 2011 ONCA 707 ...................................................... 218, 222 WBC , R v......
  • R. v. R.J.H., 2020 BCSC 1070
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 30, 2020
    ...principles without any debate or question are those of denunciation and deterrence: see s. 718.01 of the Criminal Code; R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329 at para. 23; R. v. Inksetter, 2018 ONCA 474 at para. 16. Rehabilitation, though important, is a secondary consideration, see R. v. Prince, 2018......
  • R v Alexander, 2019 BCCA 100
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 11, 2019
    ...important for provincial courts, where judges lack the authority to declare statutes invalid. [47] The Crown points to R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329, which held it unnecessary to address this constitutional issue. In that case, the appellant had relied on Swaby , while the appeal was under re......
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10 cases
  • R. v. R.J.H., 2020 BCSC 1070
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 30, 2020
    ...principles without any debate or question are those of denunciation and deterrence: see s. 718.01 of the Criminal Code; R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329 at para. 23; R. v. Inksetter, 2018 ONCA 474 at para. 16. Rehabilitation, though important, is a secondary consideration, see R. v. Prince, 2018......
  • R. v. Hagen, 2021 BCCA 208
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 28, 2021
    ...with 18 months of probation. [71] However, there have also been higher sentences, such as the ones imposed in R.L.W. and R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329. In R.L.W., the judge imposed an 18‑month consecutive term of imprisonment on an Indigenous offender for possessing child pornography. In Wats......
  • R. v. Bisson, 2020 BCSC 1778
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 25, 2020
    ...that viewers and collectors of child pornography are complicit in and even contribute to the sexual abuse of children: R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329 at paras. 16 and 17; R. v. C.H., 2020 BCSC 323 at paras. 20 and [29]       In R. v. Alexander, 2019 BCCA......
  • R. v. X, 2022 BCSC 1594
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 9, 2022
    ...without any debate or question are those of denunciation and deterrence: see s. 718.01 of the Criminal Code; R. v. Watson, 2018 BCCA 329 at para. 23; R. v. Inksetter, 2018 ONCA 474 at para. 16. Rehabilitation, though important, is a secondary consideration, see R. v. Prince, ......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...incarceration not unit; instead, was on lenient end given size of collection and length of time ofender engaged in behaviour R v Watson , 2018 BCCA 329 12 months’ incarceration for child pornography and 2 years’ incarceration global sentence, upheld on appeal • Pled guilty to possession of ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...558 Warring , R v , 2017 ABCA 128 .......................................................... 243 Watson , R v , 2018 BCCA 329 .......................................................... 538 Waudby , R v , 2011 ONCA 707 ...................................................... 218, 222 WBC , R v......

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