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R. v. Steed - 2021 NSSC 71 - 2021-03-02
Supreme Court - DecisionIn R v Fraser, 2019 NSSC 368, Justice Duncan (as he then was) sentenced Mr. Fraser for possession of crack cocaine (62.7 g) and of a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun to 4 years and 9 months imprisonment:[2] [...] " per MacEachern, C.J.B.C. in R. v. Mafi (2000), 142 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (B.C. C.A.)). [...] Justice Duncan agreed that “the Crown’s recommendation for 5 to 6 years was an entirely reasonable one given the cases that have been presented to me.
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R. v. Howe - 2018 NSSC 274 - 2018-11-07
Supreme Court - DecisionIn my opinion the range is not the minimum to maximum possibilities for the offence but is narrowed by the context of the offence committed and the circumstances of the offender ("... sentences imposed upon similar offenders for similar offences committed in similar circumstances ..." per MacEachern, C.J.B.C. in R. v. Mafi [...] I refer to Justice Duncan’s decision regarding “pretrial detention as a mitigating factor”, in R. v. Gibbons, 2018 NSSC 202, at paras. 66- 73, which comments on to what extent pre-trial bail restrictions should be seen as a mitigating factor.