Report on sentencing for manslaughter in cases involving intimate relationships
| 1 Case Name | 2 Jurisdiction & Court | 3 Month/Year of Sentence, Date of Offence | 4 Offender | 5 Victim | 6 Original charge(s) | 7 Trial/ GuiltyPlea | 8 Pre-Sentence Custody/ Custodial Sentence/ Global Sentence | 9 Appeal Resul | 10 Location of Crime | 11 Relationship between Victim/Offender | 12 Domestic Nature of Crime | 13 No contact Order | 14 History of spousal violence toward Victim and/or others | 15 Prior convictions for spousal related offences | 16 Prior convictions for violent related offence(s) | 17 Firearms used in commission of the offence | 18 Alcohol and/or drugs consumed at time of offence | 19 History of spousal violence perpetrated by Victim toward Offender | 20 Mental health/Psychological issues re: Offender | 21 Other Mitigating/Aggravating factors |
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| Pearson | N.-B. | 06/02 11/01 | M | F | SDM | T (Jury) | 9y | Home | CL | x | x | No provocation, Conduct after shooting, Manner of death and lying to police (A) / Family support, youthful, Positive PSR (M) | ||||||||
| White | Sask, Q.B. | 03/ 02, 05/ 99 | M | F | ? | GP | 9y | Home | M | x( 718.2) | x | x | O-A | x | ||||||
| Perrambalam | Ont, SCJ | 08/ 01, 01/ 01 | M | F | SDM | GP | 8m/ 5y, 6m/ 7y | Home | M | x (718.2) | V suffered dementia, O 80 yrs (M) | |||||||||
| Raddi | NWT, SC | 07/01, 06/00 | M-Ab | F-Ab | ? | GP | 1y/ 8.5y/ 10y | ? | CL | x (718.2) | x | x | x | O-A, V-A | 718.2(e) | |||||
| Sheppard | PEI, SC-TD | 06/01, 12/00 | M | F | SDM | GP | 10y | Home | CL | x (718.2) | O-A, V-A | CW (A) | ||||||||
| Couture | Yukon, YTC | 11/01, 07/01 | M | F | ? | GP | 4m/ 3.5y/ 4y | Home | CL | X(718.2) | x | x | O-A+D V-A+D | both partners abusive, self-defence (excessive force) (M) | ||||||
| Fennel | PEI, SCTD | 03/01, ? | M | F | FDM | GP | 7 m/ 14y/ ? | Home | CL | x (718.2) | x (crim) | x | x | x | O-A, V-A | |||||
| Hyjek | Ont, S.C.J. | 04/00, 01/95 | M | F | SDM | T - MD | 6y/ 7y/ 10y | Home | M | x (718.2) | x | |||||||||
| Ekenale (A.J.E.) | NWT, SC | 06/00, 07/71 | M- Ab | F-Ab | M | GP | 9m/ 5y/ 6.5y | rivage | NR | x (718.2) | x | O-A, V-A | 718.2(e), concealed crime (A) | |||||||
| Saunders | Ont, SCJ | 12/00, ? | M-Ab | F-Ab | SDM | T - accident/ suicid | 22m/ 8y/ 12y | Home | M | x(718.2) | x | O-A, V-A | 718.2(e) | |||||||
| Hanna | Ont, SCJ | 08/00, 10/99 | F | M | ? | GP | 6m/ 18m + 3y probation/ 28m | V's workplace | CL | O-A | x | |||||||||
| McCulloch | BC, BCCA (2001) | 07/00, 07/96 | M | F | ? | GP | 1.5y/ 9y/ 12y | O-SU arrow right | Home | CL | x(718.2) | x(crim) | x | x | concealed crime (A)) | |||||
| Augustine | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 01/99, 08/97 | M | F | SDM | GP | 17m/ 6.5y/ 9y | Home | M | x | concealed crime (A) | |||||||||
| Emard | BC, BCSC | 01/99, 01/97 | F-Ab | M | ? | T | 2less1, | Home | M | O-A, V-A | 718.2(e) | |||||||||
| Getkate | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 10/98, ? | F | M | FDM | T - BWS | 2less1, served in community | ? | M | x | x-BWS | provocation (M) | ||||||||
| Gladue | BC, SCC | 02/97, 09/95 | F-Ab | M-Ab | SDM | GP | 3y | O-SU | O's sister's home | CL | x(718.2) | O-A, V-A | x | x | provocation | |||||
| Ferguson | Ont, OCJ | 05/97, 10/93 | F | M | SDM | T - BWS | 2less1, | O-SU | Home | CL | x | O-A | x-BWS | provocation | ||||||
| Klassen* | Yukon, CA,(1997) | 02/97, ? | M | F | SDM | T | 15m/ 5y/ 7y | C-SU arrow right | Home | M | x(718.2) | |||||||||
| Zagorac | Alta, ACA (1997) | Pre- 1996, ? | M | F | SDM | T | life | O-SU arrow right | Home | M | x | x | x | O condones DV (A) | ||||||
| Jackson | Alta, ACA (1996) | Pre-1996, 01/93 | M-Ab | F-Ab | SDM | T - insanity | 15m/ ?/ 10y | C-SU arrow right | Home | CL | x | x | x | x | CW (A) | |||||
| Whynot | NS, NSCA (1996) | Pre- 1996, 05/92 | F | M | SDM | GP | 5 | O-SU arrow right | Home | M | O-A, V-A | x | both partners abusive | |||||||
| G.M.W. | BC, BCCA (1995) | Pre- 1996, 05/93 | M | F | ? | GP | 5 | O-SU arrow right | Home | M | x | |||||||||
| Stone | BC, SCC (1999) | 12/95, 03/94 | M | F | SDM | T - A, P | 18m/ 4y/ 7y | C-SU arrow right | O's truck | M | x(718.2) | provocation (M) | ||||||||
| Gray | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 01/95, 01/94 | M-Ab | F | SDM | GP | 1y/ 6y/ ? | Home | CL | x | O-A | x | ||||||||
| DEC | BC, BCSC | 02/95, 01/77 | F | M | SDM | GP | 1y SS | Home | CL | x | x | x-BWS | concealed crime (A) | |||||||
| Bell | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 03/95, 10/93 | M | F | SDM | GP | 15m/ 7y 3m/ 9 or 10y | Home | CL | x | ||||||||||
| Ghazal | PQ, Q.S.C. | 06/95, ? | M | F | SDM | GP | 10m/ 9y/ ? | Home | M | x | O-A | |||||||||
| McDow G.A.M. | NS, NSCA (1996) | 01/95, 01/93 | F | M | SDM | GP | 2less1, 3y probation | C-SO, 5y arrow up | Home | CL | x | O-A | BWS- O abused by father, brother, friend (M) | |||||||
| Cowley | Ont, OCJ (PD) | 02/95, ? | F | M | SDM | GP | 7m, 3y probation | ? | CL | O-A | x-BWS | |||||||||
| Drake | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 07/95, ? | F | M | SDM | GP | SS, 3y probation | street | M | x-BWS | ||||||||||
| Lemay | PQ, QCA (1998) | 02/94, 06/92 | M | F | FDM | T | 20y | O-SO, 13y arrow down | O's cottage | NR | x | x | x | x | concealed crime (A) | |||||
| Lastheels | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 04/94, ? | M | F | ? | GP | 46m | ? | CL | x | x | O-A | ||||||||
| Duval | NB, QB | 02/94, 06/92 | M | F | SDM | GP | 6y | Home | CL | O-A, V-A | ||||||||||
| Mintert | BC, BCCA (1995) | 08/94, 07/93 | M | F | ? | GP | 13m/ 7y/ ? | O-SU arrow right | V's home | CL | x | |||||||||
| Bennett | Ont, OCJ (PD) | 01/93, 10/90 | F | M | FDM | GP | SS, 3y probation | ? | M | O-A | x-BWS | |||||||||
| Brooks | OCJ (GD) | 06/93, 07/91 | M | F | Murder | GP | 2y/ 6y/ 9y | ? | CL | x | O-A+D | x | ||||||||
| Kabestra | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 10/93, 04/93 | F | M | SDM | GP | 5m/ 5y/ ? | ? | CL | x | O-A | |||||||||
| Massettoe | BC, BCPC | 02/93, 06/92 | F-Ab | M-Ab | ? | ? | 1y, 3y probation | ? | CL | O-A, V-A | x | both partners abusive | ||||||||
| Bell | Man., MCA (1993) | Pre- 1993, 10/91 | M | F | SDM | GP | 5.5y | C-SO, 12yarrow up | O's father's home | NR | x | O-A, V-A | ||||||||
| Brown | Man., Q.B. | 05/92, 05/90 | F-Ab | M | ? | GP | 3y SS, 3y probation | Home | CL | x | O-A | x-BWS | ||||||||
| Phillips | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 10/92, 12/91 | F | M | SDM | GP | 2less1, 3y probation | Home | CL | O-A, V-A | BWS - previous partners (M) | |||||||||
| Pepin | Ont., OCJ (GD) | 01/92, 04/91 | M | F | FDM | GP | 6m/ 9y/ 10y | hotel room | CL | x | O-A, V-A | |||||||||
| Whitten | NS, NSSC - TD | 01/92, 10/90 | F | M | SDM | GP | SS, 3y probation | Home | CL | O-A, V-A | x-BWS | |||||||||
| Neyelle | NWT, SC | 10/92, 12/90 | F-Ab | M-Ab | ? | T | 2 years less 1 day | Home | M | x | x | O-A, V-A | x | CW | ||||||
| Sinclair | Man., MCA (1992) | Pre- 1992, ? | M-Ab | F-Ab | ? | GP | 6y | O-SU arrow right | ? | CL | O-A, V-A | |||||||||
| Tran | Ont, OCJ (GD) | 10/91, 02/89 | F | M | SDM | GP | 3.5m/ 1y, 3y probation/ ? | Home | CL | x-BWS | x | |||||||||
| Archibald | BC, BCCA (1992) | Pre- 1992, ? | M | F | Murder | T | 5y | O-SO, 4y | hotel room | CL | O-A | provocation (M) | ||||||||
| Howard | BC, BCCA (1991) | 04/91, 03/90 | F-Ab | M-Ab | SDM | GP | 5.5y | O-SO, 2y | Home | M | O-A, V-A | x | provocation (M), CW | |||||||
| Zimmer | Sask., C.A. (1991) | Pre- 1991, 05/90 | M | F | SDM | GP | 15y | O-SO, 10y | Home | CL | x | O-A |
* application for leave to appeal to the SCC dismissed
NOTE: Cases appear in reverse chronological order
KEY:
Column 2: where decision is an appeal, year of appeal is indicated
Column 3: indicates year of original sentence
Columns 4 & 5: M = male, F = female, Ab = Aboriginal
*only where a victim or offender was specifically identified as Aboriginal was this noted
Column 6: FDM = first degree murder, SDM = second degree murder, M = manslaughter, Murder = second/ first degree not specified
Column 7: GP = guilty plea to manslaughter, T = pled not guilty and trial ensued – in these cases certain defenses are noted; MD = mental disorder, BWS = battered women syndrome (see Lavallee), A = automatism, P = provocation, in all T cases, offender was convicted of manslaughter
Column 8: first figure = time spent in pre-trial custody, second figure = custodial sentence, third figure = global sentence, where only one figure is noted, no mention was made re: pre-trial custody, y = years, m = months, SS = suspended sentence
Column 9: O = offender, C = Crown, SU = sentence upheld, SO = sentence overturned (in these cases, new sentence will be noted in years, unless otherwise indicated)
Column 10: V = victim, O = offender, home = victim’s and offender’s shared residence
Column 11: M = married, CL = common law, NR = non-residential or informal intimate relationship in which O and V did not cohabit
Column 12: 718.2 = 718.2(a)(ii) specifically considered by judge, x = domestic nature of crime considered as an aggravating factor
Column 13: crim = criminal order, civ = civil order
Column 14: *only where the judge specifically indicated that there was a history of spousal violence perpetrated by the accused is this noted
Column 15: *only where the judge specifically indicated that a prior conviction was for a spousal related offence is this noted
Column 18: O-A = offender under influence of alcohol at time of offence, V-A = victim under influence of alcohol at time of offence, D = drugs
Column 19: BWS = evidence of battered women syndrome considered, as defined in SCC decision Lavallee
Column 21: 718.2(e) considered in sentencing as in Gladue, A = considered as an aggravating factor, M = considered as a mitigating factor, BWS – previous partners = offender found to suffer the effects of BWS as a result of treatment from previous partners rather than the victim, DV = domestic violence, CW = child(ren) of home witnessed at least part of the crime
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