Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Robbery

Robbery Ranges of sentences for the offence of Robbery. Store Robberies Case Citation Prv Crt Sentence SummaryR. v. Fleming 2013 CanLII 75 (NL PC) NLPC 90 days Offender gave note to pharmacist demanding oxycontin, claimed he had a gun. R. v. Pruden-Collins 2012 BCPC 441 (CanLII) BCPC 5 years robbed Subway restaurant with firearmR. v. Oates 2012 ONCJ 461 ONPC 4 years 9 months one store robbery, one bank robbery--prior record of 6 robberiesR. v. Soosay 2012 ABPC 220 ABPC CSO two robberies and a B&E--offender was developmentally delayedR v Macri 2012 SKPC 94 SKPC 1 year offender was driver for two armed robberies of storesR v Brown2012 ONCJ 262ONPC 20 months robbed a pharmacy while masked, co-accused had a knifeR. v. Pearson 2012 ABQB 240ABSC two years less a day CSO offender displayed knife to clerk asking for money, clerk says "really?", then offender says "no, not really", and then leaves--good PSR--guilty pleaR. v. Massaquoi 2012 BCPC 113 BCPC 75 months youth sentenced as adult--break into jewellery store with firearmR. v. Kewell 2012 ONCJ 228 ONPC 4 years prior record of 6 robberiesR. v. Hansen 2012 BCCA 142 BCCA 48 months two store robberies, defence appeal dismissedR. v. Grujic 2012 ONCA 146ONCA 48 months two store robberiesR. v. Link 2012 MBPC 25 MBPC 8 months CSO R. v. Hutchings 2012 NLCA 2 NLCA5.5 yearstwo counts of armed robbery--overview of procedure to decide on totalityR. v. Kotelko and Lindell2011 MBPC 76 MBPC 4 months stealing from store while armed with knifeR. v. Rogers 2011 BCCA 156BCCA 5.5 years R. v. Sampson 2010 SKC 28 SKPC 15 mo assisted principle in robbery with shotgun. R. v. Lebar 2010 ONCA 220 ONCA robbed store with a knife, fled with cash; refused CSOR. v. Maroti 2010 MBCA 54 MBCA 3 years series of 7 robberies of gas stationsR. v. Flowers 2010 ONCA 129 ONCA 10 years 8 counts of robbery with a firearmR. v. Furness 2007 BCCA 492 BCCA 5 years 7 robberies of fast-food establishments R. v. Howse 2006 ABCA 163ABCA 8 years 4 counts of armed robbery offender aged 31, recovering addict, 54 prior offences; court stated “the three year starting point for convenience store robberies.”R. v. Lee 2004 ABCA 70 ABCA 2 years convenience store armed robbery--prior record of 40 convictions, most in youth court--high risk to reoffend--premeditation and use of disguise--overturned 6 monthsR. v. Kaiswatum 2003 SKCA 19 SKCA 18 months rob store with butcher knife; prior recordR. v. Figley 2003 SKCA 24 SKCA 13 months rob store with knifeR. v. Bratzer [2001] NSJ 461 (C.A.) NSCA 2 year less CSO 3 armed store robberies; unique circumstances R. v. Allison-McLeish2001 CanLII 24040 (ONCA) ONCA 3.5 years robbed convenience store with sawed-off shotgun; hit victim in head several timesR. v. Barrett and Campbell [2000] NSJ 178 (C.A.) NSCA 10 years store robbery; clerk shotR. v. Pratt 2000 SKCA 38 SKCA 6 years two robberies with gun; addiction motivatedR. v. Wust 2000 SCC 18, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455 CANSCC 3.5 years robbed gas station with loaded firearm; masked; struck victim several timesR. v. Arrance[2000] 1 S.C.R. 488, 2000 SCC 20 CANSCC 3.5 years robbed gas station with loaded shotgun; pointed at victim's chest; long recordR. v. Izzard1999 CanLII 18558 (NS C.A.) NSCA 2 years offender was lookout and driver; armed robbery of convenience store; co-accused tied clerk upR. v. McDonald 1998 CanLII 13327 (ON C.A.) ONCA 3 years robbed fast food restaurant with BB gun R. v. Wiberg1997 SKCA 88 SKCA 1 year 19 year old; no record; rob store with knifeR. v. Scott [1996] NSJ 242 (C.A.) NSCA S/s accused was driver for abusive and controlling husband; unique circumstancesR. v. Emmerson (1993) 121 N.S.R. (2d) 252 (C.A.)NSCA 2 years age 21; consumed drugs and alcohol; robbed convenience store of $23; appealed S/SR. v. Fleming [1993] NSJ 469 (C.A.) NSCA 12 years store robbery; masked; armed with tire iron and knife; stabbed in neck and face; injuries life threateningR. v. Hynes [1993] NSJ 193 NS 7 years armed robbery with a mask; prior recordR. v. Bourgeois [1992] N.S.J. No. 486 NS 4 years armed robbery; not principalR. v. Colley (1991) 100 N.S.R. (2d) 447 (C.A.) NSCA 15 years gas station robbery with tire iron; hit clerk causing skull fracture; did second robbery later in evening; long related record R. v. Merlin (1991) 102 N.S.R. (2d) 266 (C.A.) NSCA 1 year robbed store with knifeR. v. Cormier 1990 CanLII 2534 (NS CA)NSCA 4 years appealed from 3.5 years; mask and knife robbery of KFC; clerks were handcuffed; stole company car; long related record; R. v. Large [1984] O.J. No. 155 (ONCA)ONCA 90 days store robbery with knife Street robbery Case Citation PrvCrt Sentence SummaryR. v. Meechas 2012 MBPC 53 MBPC Suspended offender was aboriginal, just turned 18 years oldR. v. Gobin 2012 ONSC 3523 ONSC 3 years robbery of vehicle using a fake firearmR v Ayad 2012 ONSC 883 ONSC Suspended high school student robbed another of iphone during lunch period R v Secter 2012 ABPC 95 ABPC 90 days offender was driver in a robbery scheme where offenders would drive by and steal cell-phones from sellersR v Lopez 2012 NBQB 29 NB SC 12 months attempted street robbery, violence involvedR v Ridgeway 2012 ABCA 29 ABCA 22 months street robbery with imitation gun; R. v. Barrett 2012 ONSC 82 ONSC 6 years 2 car jackings and 1 store robberyR. v. Kunzig 2011 MBPC 81 MBPC S/s offender jumped 15 year old, stole skateboard, threatened victim; youthful, no record, focus on rehabilitationR. v. Nerling 2012 ABCA 114 ABCA 90 days mugging robbery -- appeal from S/SR. v. Conlon 2011 ABCA 379ABCA 90 days robbery; long time on strict bail conditions; no criminal recordR. v. Busby 2011 BCPC 331 BCPC3 years planned robbery of person; stabbingR v Gordon 2011 SKCA 130SKCA 5 years beat up and stabbed victim R. v. Osmond 2011 ONSC 4124 ONSC 2 years beat up friend over owed money; incl. aggravated assault (3 years) R. v. Awasis 2010 BCCA 213 BCCA 2 years grabbed wallet on subway, used force to escape R. v. Lapointe-Melo 2010 ONCJ 314 ONPC 30 days assist friends in robbing backpack of youth; offender held victim down; R. v. Gouthro 2010 R. v. Meawasige 2008 ONCJ 122ONPC 5 mo after 7 mo remand credit robbed victim with a cap gun in a park; aboriginal offender; history of substance abuseR. v. Ramalho 2004 BCCA 617 BCCA 2 years less a day CSO shot gun robbery in parking lot--offender had FAS R. v. Klapcic 2001 BCCA 487 BCCA10 years pistol whip old man to get ATM code from him; 3 prior robberies R. v. Kusi 1999 CanLII 2355 (ON C.A.) ONCA 5 years robbed taxi driver; long recordR. v. Brewer [1997] NSJ 161 (C.A.)NSCA 6 years 4 robberies of taxi driver to get money for crack; non-verbal threatR. v. Bulat[1996] A.J. No. 647 AB 90 days mugging; minor injuriesR. v. Beals (1994) 130 N.S.R. (2d) 177 (C.A.)NSCA 6 years 3 cab drivers robbed; punched driver;R. v. Brown [1994] M.J. No. 586 MB 90 days purse snatching; no record; employedR v. Cocq [1991] OJ No. 1939 (C.A.) ONCA90 days offender of good characterR. v. Pawluk 1990 ABCA 212 ABCA4 months purse snatchingR. v. Swan 1983 ABCA 85 ABCA12 months stole purse; resistance but no violenceR. v. Stanton 1983 ABCA 252 ABCA 53 days stole purse Bank robbery Case Citation Prv Crt Sentence SummaryR. v. Nilsson 2012 BCCA 498 (CanLII) BCCA 8 years Offender convicted of two counts robbery.R v Rudolph 2012 SKQB 442 (CanLII)SKSC 10 years R. v. Zakis 2012 BCCA 450 (CanLII) BCCA 6 years asked bank teller for $10,000.R. v. Mohammed 2012 ONSC 3072 ONSC 18 months R. v. Johnson 2012 ONCA 339ONCA 20 years 9 counts of bank robbery--prior record of 26 bank robberies--appeal from 26 yearsR. v. Hassan 2011 ONSC 5128 ONSC 28 months R. v. Nembhard 2010 ONCA 420 ONCA7 years 2 bank robberies R. v. Evanson 2009 BCCA 425BCCA 39 months R. v. Smith 2007 BCPC 198 BCPC 3 years series of 3 bank robberies; threatening note; no weapons visible R. v. Dionne 2004 BCCA 275 BCCA 3 years masked bank robbery; no threats; R. v. Carlson 2002 CanLII 44928 (ONCA)ONCA 17.5 years career bank robber; armed with firearm; masked R. v. Jenkins 2004 ABPC 48 ABPC 7 years R. v. Corkum1997 CanLII 1466 (NS SC) NSSC 8 years two counts of bank robbery--sentence divided between 3 and 5 years consecutiveR. v. Helpard [1995] NSJ 426 (C.A.) NS CA 5 years bank robbery--no recordR. v. Leet (1989), 88 N.S.R. (2d) 161NSCA 5 years four counts robbery, of which three related to one bank--masked and armed with imitation handgun--offender age 37, married, educated, and with four children--divided between two years and three years consecutiveR. v. Brophy (1989) 89 N.S.R. (2d) 417NSCA5 years two counts robbery--one bank and one store all on same day--used imitation handgun--offender was 28-year-old --sentenced to 5 years and 3 years consecutive Home Invasion Case Citation Prv Crt Sentence SummaryR. v. Lewis [2012] N.J. No. 59 NLCA 8 years R. v. Argueta 2011 ONCJ 578 ONPC 5.5 years R. v. M.E.W. 2011 BCPC 267 BCPC 30 months R. v. X.Y. 2007 ONCA 189 ONCA R. v. Wright 2006 CanLII 40975 (ON C.A.) ONCA8 years R. v. Dear 2003 ABQB 239 ABSC 8 years young female victim; attacked in apartment over 15 min; long recordR. v. Whicher 2002 BCCA 336 BCCA10 years elderly couple's home; history of drug addiction; demanded money at knifepointR. v. Harriott 2002 CanLII 23588 (ON C.A.)ONCA 8 years invaded home; threatened to kill home ownersR. v. Wang 2001 CanLII 20933, 2001 CanLII 9528 (ON C.A.) ONCA 5 years 3 home invasion robberies; acted as lookout and brandished a swordR. v. Harris 2000 NSCA 7 NSCA 15 years vicious home invasion of elderly couple; brain injury and broken hipR. v. Barrett and Campbell 2000 NSCA 76 NSCA 2 and 10 years R. v. Harris [2000] NSJ 9 (C.A.) NSCA 15 years home invasion; extreme violenceR. v. Lewis 2000 CanLII 2623 (ON C.A.) ONCA 10 years robbed in home; face crushed; throat cut and stabbed several times; loss of eye and permanent disfigurementR. v. Bernier 2003 BCCA 134 BCCA 6 years reduced from 14 yearsR. v. Stephenson (1998) 169 NSR 159 (CA)NSCA 6 years home invasion of 86 year old; accused was driver who directed the principleR. v. Fraser (1997) 158 N.S.R. (2d) 163 NS 6 years home invasion of 83 year old's home; masks; knife; cut phone wires; confined victim; no prior record; range said to be 6 to 10 for these typesR. v. Foster (1997), 161 NSR 371 (CA) NSCA 6 years overturned 28 months; home invasion of 62 year old; punches to head of victim until unconscious; stole walletR. v. Matwiy 1996 CanLII 6629 (AB C.A.) ABCA10 years armed with knife and shotgun; thought victim was drug dealer; extensive criminal recordR. v. Hachez 1995 CanLII 1109 (ON C.A.) ONCA 10 years two home invasion robberies; lengthy criminal recordR. v. Matwiy 1994 CanLII 9150 (AB QB) ABSC 10 years armed home invasion; lengthy record; co-accused also got 11 yearsR. v. Leger 1993 CanLII 3107, (1994), 125 N.S.R. (2d) 154 NSCA 5 years home invasion robbery R. v. Benoit (1990) 95 N.S.R. (2d) 113 (C.A.)NSCA 4 years home invasion; masked; elderly woman hit in face R. v. Bateman [1988] A.J. No. 287AB 7 years R. v. Kraft (1986), 68 A.R. 83AB 6.5 years imitated cops to get in; robbed to collect debt R. v. Johnson (1984) 61 NSR 357 (CA) NSCA 12 years Uncategorised Case Citation Prv Crt Sentence SummaryR. v. Singh 2012 ONSC 4429ONSC 6.5 years robbery of a job site with loaded restricted firearm (5 year mandatory)--police brutality involvedR. v. Hawkins 2008 NBCA 40 NBCA13 years guilty to 33 offences including several armed robberies--29 year old drug addict--lengthy record --reduced from 20 years R. v. Williams 2001 NSCA 17NSCA 3 years R. v. Bruyere (1999), 144 Man. R. (2d) 142 (C.A.)MBCA 9 months CSO armed robberyR. v. Clare 2000 CanLII 10755 (MB CA), (2000), 145 Man. R. (2d) 142 MBCA 12 months CSO two armed robberies’R. v. Damery1996 CanLII 5233 (NS CA) NSCA 5.5 years R. v. Fraser (1995) 145 N.S.R. (2d) 76 (C.A.) 1995 CanLII 4270NSCA 6 years 2 robberies; overturned JR for 4 yearsR. v. Higgins (1984), 64 N.S.R. (2d) 272 NSCA 7 years record of two prior robberies--appeal dismissedR. v. Grady (1971) 5 N.S.R. (2d) 264 NS CA Category:Criminal Case Digests