From Criminal Law Notebook
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2013. (Rev. # 88059)
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Case Digests
| Case Name |
Pv |
Ct |
Amount |
Sentence |
Summary
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| R v Flynn, 2012 BCPC 313 (CanLII), per Palmer J |
BC |
PC |
$184,830 and $1,148,700 |
3.5 years imprisonment |
two separate incidents of counterfeiting
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| R v Khaira, 2011 ABPC 340 (CanLII), per Dunnigan J |
AB |
PC |
14,000 counterfeit credit cards
6,000 counterfeit driver's licences |
14 months imprisonment |
importing
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| R v Homeniuk, 2011 BCPC 114 (CanLII), per Hicks J |
BC |
PC |
one U.S. counterfeit $50 |
3 months CSO |
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| R v Cardinal, 2011 ABCA 373 (CanLII), per McFadyen JA |
AB |
CA |
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15 months imprisonment |
forged bank draft for gambling
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| R v Ijam, 2007 ONCA 597 (CanLII), per MacPherson JA |
ON  |
CA |
$8000 |
21 months CSO |
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| R v Rafuse, 2004 SKCA 161 (CanLII), per Vancise JA |
SK  |
CA |
five Canadian $100 bills |
6 months imprisonment after remand |
past record for theft
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| R v Christophersen, 2002 ABPC 173 (CanLII), per Allen J |
AB |
PC |
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2 years imprisonment |
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| R v Al Saidi, 2006 NBPC 22 (CanLII), per Ferguson J |
NB  |
PC |
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17 months imprisonment |
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R v Dunn,
1998 CanLII 3017 (ON CA), [1998] OJ No 807, per curiam |
ON |
CA |
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30 months imprisonment |
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| R v Desrochers, [1998] A.Q. No 934 (Quebec Court Crim. Div.)(*no CanLII links)
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QC  |
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$998,080 in Cdn bills |
3 years imprisonment |
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| R v Germain, [1995] A.Q. No 254(*no CanLII links)
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AB |
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$3000 fine |
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| R v Rachid, [1994] OJ No 4228 (Ont. Prov. Div.)(*no CanLII links)
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ON |
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20$ bill x 18 |
5 months imprisonment |
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R v Le,
1993 CanLII 1882 (BC CA), [1993] BCJ No 165 (CA), per McEachern CJ |
BC |
CA |
$8000 counterfeit |
9 months imprisonment |
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| R v Bruno, , [1991] OJ No 2680 (Ont. Gen Div.)(*no CanLII links)
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ON |
SC |
one million+ dollars of counterfeit U.S. bills |
30 months imprisonment |
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| R v Leung, , [1985] BCJ No 2165 (BCCA)(*no CanLII links)
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BC |
CA |
$65,000 U.S. counterfeit traveller’s cheques |
14 years imprisonment |
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| R v Sonsalla, (1971), 15 CRNS 99(*no CanLII links)
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QC |
CA |
24,100 counterfeit $20 bills |
4 years imprisonment |
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