Contempt of Court (Sentencing Cases)

From Criminal Law Notebook

Case Digests

Case Name Prv. Crt. Sentence Summary
R v Omar,
2017 ONSC 1833 (CanLII), per Molloy J
ON SC 3 years imprisonment The offender testified in his own defence at a first degree murder trial. He refused to answer relevant questions.
R v Bidesi,
2016 BCSC 171 (CanLII), per Butler J
BC SC
R v Carlick,
2013 YKSC 83 (CanLII), per Brooker J
YK SC
R v McMillan,
2011 BCSC 1537 (CanLII), per Schultes J
BC SC 18 months imprisonment
R v Yegin,
[2010] OJ No 2083 (ONSC), 2010 ONCA 238 (CanLII), per curiam
ON CA 4 years imprisonment The offender refused to testify during a murder trial. He was a "long-time member of the criminal underworld".
R v Esrabian,
[2010] OJ No 2896 (S.C.J.)(*no CanLII links)
ON SC 4 years imprisonment The offender refused to testify at a murder trial. This was his second conviction for contempt for refusing to testify at the same trial.
R v Jacob,
2008 MBCA 7 (CanLII), per Scott CJ
MB CA 2 years imprisonment
R v Abdullah,
2008 MBCA 48 (CanLII), per Scott CJ
MB CA 3 years imprisonment The judge said it could hardly be "worse case" and "worse offenders".
R v Abu-Sharife,
2006 BCSC 1981 (CanLII), per Grist J
BC SC 2 years imprisonment
R v Ayres,
(1984), 15 CCC (3d) 208 (ONCA), 1984 CanLII 3539 (ON CA), per Goodman JA
ON CA 18 months imprisonment The offender was brought in to testify against a co-accused on a murder trial. He refused to testify. Court Appeal overturned conviction but commented that the sentencing range adequate.