Use of Firearms Offences (Sentencing Cases)
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2023. (Rev. # 89051) |
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| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Summary |
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| R v Shalaan, 2020 NSPC 25 (CanLII), per van der Hoeck J | NS  |
PC | 3 years imprisonment |
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| R v Nadon, 2016 ONSC 3518 (CanLII), per Kurke J | ON  |
SC | 2 years imprisonment (pointing x2) 1 year (threats) 1 year (confinement) 3 years imprisonment (loaded firearm) 10 years imprisonment (attempt murder w firearm) 1 year (breach) 3 years imprisonment (prohib order) |
The offender shot the victim 14 times and left him paralyzed relating to a confrontation between the two over a debt. |
| R v Clayton, 2014 ABCA 27 (CanLII), per curiam | AB  |
CA | 11 years imprisonment | pointed firearm at 6 people. Held person hostage with a firearm.
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| R v Sousa, 2011 ONSC 6463 (CanLII), per MacDonnell J | ON |
SC | 12 months imprisonment |
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| R v Jackson, 2002 CanLII 41524 (ON CA) | ON |
CA | 7 years imprisonment | "This case involved an officer stopping two people riding double on a bike when the offender turned and shot twice at the officer." |