Uttering Threats (Sentencing Cases)

Uttering Threats to Cause Bodily Harm or Death

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v Freake, 2012 NLCA 10 (CanLII), per Welsh and Rowe JJA	NL	CA	2 months imprisonment	Offender told social worker that he had a desire to chop up the ex-partner and their child and put them in a suitcase.
R v Carlson [2012] NJ 443 (PC), 2011 CanLII 80608 (NL PC), per Gorman J	NL	PC	discharge (JR)	offender asked for $300 from father for work done, argument arose, offender threatened to kill father and damage vehicle, he threw his father against kitchen counter, alcohol involved
R v Noor, 2011 BCSC 1629 (CanLII), per Arnold-Bailey J	BC	SC	discharge granted	road rage; uttering threats
R v Rowe (2006), 212 CCC (3d) 254 (C.A.), 2006 CanLII 32312 (ON CA), per Sharpe JA	ON	CA
R v Bytyqi (2004), 2004 CanLII 14964 (ON CA), 186 O.A.C. 114 (C.A.), per curiam	ON	CA
R v Stiliadis, 2004 CanLII 18520 (ON CA), per curiam	ON	CA
R v Rowe 1995 CanLII 9875 (NL CA), per Steele JA	NL	CA	4 months imprisonment	uttering threats while wielding an axe at a person dating offender’s former spouse

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v Petravic, [2001] O.J. No. 2766 (S.C.J.) (*no CanLII links)	ON	SC	Suspended Sentence	The offender threatened to burn down the constituency office of his member of parliament.
R v Ratmanski, 2016 ONCJ 752 (CanLII), per Band J	ON	PC	Fine and Probation	The offender was drunk on a plane and made threatening comments about bombs.

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
R v White, 2012 CanLII 43292 (NL PC), [2012] N.J. No. 263 (P.C.), per Gorman J	NL	PC	2 months (threat) 6 months imprisonment (global)	threatened to kill cat of ex-girlfriend
R v Lyver, 2011 CanLII 54511 (NL PC), [2011] N.J. No. 320 (P.C.), per Gorman J	NL	PC	Suspended Sentence	threatened to kill neighbour's dog.