Mischief (Sentencing Cases)

This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2016. (Rev. # 88092)

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Under 5,000

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v Lee, 2012 BCSC 137 (CanLII), per Dillon J	BC	SC	Suspended Sentence	age 45 , no record, holds PHD, destroyed clothing in a holt renfrue store. Counselling required.
R v Hollett, [2011] NJ No 327 (P.C.)(*no CanLII links)	NL	PC
R v Skinner, 2011 NLTD(G) 104 (CanLII), per Goodridge J	NL	SC
R v Smith, 2011 NLTD 123 (CanLII), per Stack J	NL	SC
R v Charlebois, 2011 ABPC 238 (CanLII), per Fradsham J	AB	PC	$2000 fine; discharges denied
R v Akin, 2011 ABPC 201 (CanLII), per Fradsham J	AB	PC		graffiti-- offender was 18 years old and was not taking his ADHD medications at the time.
R v TWW, 1996 CanLII 8706 (NSCA), per Clarke CJ	NS	CA	8 months custody and 16 months probation (global)	Youth made bomb and put it under teacher's car. See Use or Possession of Explosives (Sentencing Cases)
R v Bricker, 1994 CanLII 630 (ON CA), per Laskin JA	ON	CA	time served (2 years)	60 year old ties up 911 line for 12 minutes; threatened police; lengthy record

Over $5,000

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v Banks, 2012 NBQB 133 (CanLII), per McLellan J	NB	SC	21 months imprisonment	damaged sprinkler system in correctional facility $300k+ in damage
R v Crothers, 2011 NBQB 380 (CanLII), per McLellan J	NB	SC	18 months CSO	damaging property of correctional facility; joint recommendation; $350,000.00 of damage
R v Cote, 2011 ONCJ 778 (CanLII), per Feldman J	ON	PC	6 months imprisonment	damage police cars during G20 riot
R v Muzzin, 2012 ONCJ 83 (CanLII), per M Green J	ON	PC	60 days imprisonment	smashed windows of stores during G20 protest in downtown toronto
R v Coon, 2012 ONCJ 72 (CanLII), per Weinper J	ON	PC	12 months CSO	damage to several store fronts, mischief over 5k

Mischief to Data

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v Vachon-Desjardins, 2022 ONCJ 43 (CanLII), per Renwick J	ON	PC	7 years imprisonment
R v Charania, 2014 ONSC 1695 (CanLII), per Goodman J	ON	SC	discharge with 9 months probation	The offender was convicted of mischief to data and unauthorized use of a computer, the latter count was stayed under Kienapple. He was a disgruntled employee at a nursing home. He remotely accessed his employer's email account to forward emails to himself. The judge overturned a sentence of a $1,300 fine and 18 months probation.