Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Hassan and Alasow

Court Supreme Court
Date 1998-05-07
File numbers CR 03510, CR 03511
Judge(s) Chrumka
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Statutes considered:
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 718
Decision information:

Summary: The Accuseds made illegal use of telecommunications wire resulting in possible loss of revenue to NorthwesTel. Court emphasized the caution required before a court should deprive a person of their liberty - Held these circumstances did not call for a loss of liberty - Restitution was a more appropriate response - Court suspended sentencing for both Accuseds for a period of two years on conditions and ordered that restitution be made by both of them to NorthwesTel.
Decision: Sentence - Hassan: 2 year suspended sentence on conditions including restitution in the sum of $33,569.86 to NorthwesTel ; Alasow: 2 years suspended sentence on conditions including restitution in the sum of $24,843.54 ti NorthwesTel.
Subjects: Criminal law - Theft and related offences - Theft of telecommunication service
Criminal law - Fraud and related offences - Fraud

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