# Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Robbery

Ranges of sentences for the offence of Robbery.

## Store Robberies

| Case | Citation | Prv | Crt | Sentence | Summary |
| R. v. Fleming | 2013 CanLII 75 (NL PC) | NL | PC | 90 days | Offender gave note to pharmacist demanding oxycontin, claimed he had a gun. |
| R. v. Pruden-Collins | 2012 BCPC 441 (CanLII) | BC | PC | 5 years | robbed Subway restaurant with firearm |
| R. v. Oates | 2012 ONCJ 461 | ON | PC | 4 years 9 months | one store robbery, one bank robbery--prior record of 6 robberies |
| R. v. Soosay | 2012 ABPC 220 | AB | PC | CSO | two robberies and a B&E--offender was developmentally delayed |
| R v Macri | 2012 SKPC 94 | SK | PC | 1 year | offender was driver for two armed robberies of stores |
| R v Brown | 2012 ONCJ 262 | ON | PC | 20 months | robbed a pharmacy while masked, co-accused had a knife |
| R. v. Pearson | 2012 ABQB 240 | AB | SC | two years less a day CSO | offender displayed knife to clerk asking for money, clerk says "really?", then offender says "no, not really", and then leaves--good PSR--guilty plea |
| R. v. Massaquoi | 2012 BCPC 113 | BC | PC | 75 months | youth sentenced as adult--break into jewellery store with firearm |
| R. v. Kewell | 2012 ONCJ 228 | ON | PC | 4 years | prior record of 6 robberies |
| R. v. Hansen | 2012 BCCA 142 | BC | CA | 48 months | two store robberies, defence appeal dismissed |
| R. v. Grujic | 2012 ONCA 146 | ON | CA | 48 months | two store robberies |
| R. v. Link | 2012 MBPC 25 | MB | PC | 8 months CSO | |
| R. v. Hutchings | 2012 NLCA 2 | NL | CA | 5.5 years | two counts of armed robbery--overview of procedure to decide on totality |
| R. v. Kotelko and Lindell | 2011 MBPC 76 | MB | PC | 4 months | stealing from store while armed with knife |
| R. v. Rogers | 2011 BCCA 156 | BC | CA | 5.5 years | |
| R. v. Sampson | 2010 SKC 28 | SK | PC | 15 mo | assisted principle in robbery with shotgun. |
| R. v. Lebar | 2010 ONCA 220 | ON | CA | | robbed store with a knife, fled with cash; refused CSO |
| R. v. Maroti | 2010 MBCA 54 | MB | CA | 3 years | series of 7 robberies of gas stations |
| R. v. Flowers | 2010 ONCA 129 | ON | CA | 10 years | 8 counts of robbery with a firearm |
| R. v. Furness | 2007 BCCA 492 | BC | CA | 5 years | 7 robberies of fast-food establishments |
| R. v. Howse | 2006 ABCA 163 | AB | CA | 8 years | 4 counts of armed robbery offender aged 31, recovering addict, 54 prior offences; court stated “the three year starting point for convenience store robberies.” |
| R. v. Lee | 2004 ABCA 70 | AB | CA | 2 years | convenience store armed robbery--prior record of 40 convictions, most in youth court--high risk to reoffend--premeditation and use of disguise--overturned 6 months |
| R. v. Kaiswatum | 2003 SKCA 19 | SK | CA | 18 months | rob store with butcher knife; prior record |
| R. v. Figley | 2003 SKCA 24 | SK | CA | 13 months | rob store with knife |
| R. v. Bratzer | [2001] NSJ 461 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 2 year less CSO | 3 armed store robberies; unique circumstances |
| R. v. Allison-McLeish | 2001 CanLII 24040 (ONCA) | ON | CA | 3.5 years | robbed convenience store with sawed-off shotgun; hit victim in head several times |
| R. v. Barrett and Campbell | [2000] NSJ 178 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 10 years | store robbery; clerk shot |
| R. v. Pratt | 2000 SKCA 38 | SK | CA | 6 years | two robberies with gun; addiction motivated |
| R. v. Wust | 2000 SCC 18, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455 | CAN | SCC | 3.5 years | robbed gas station with loaded firearm; masked; struck victim several times |
| R. v. Arrance | [2000] 1 S.C.R. 488, 2000 SCC 20 | CAN | SCC | 3.5 years | robbed gas station with loaded shotgun; pointed at victim's chest; long record |
| R. v. Izzard | 1999 CanLII 18558 (NS C.A.) | NS | CA | 2 years | offender was lookout and driver; armed robbery of convenience store; co-accused tied clerk up |
| R. v. McDonald | 1998 CanLII 13327 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 3 years | robbed fast food restaurant with BB gun |
| R. v. Wiberg | 1997 SKCA 88 | SK | CA | 1 year | 19 year old; no record; rob store with knife |
| R. v. Scott | [1996] NSJ 242 (C.A.) | NS | CA | S/s | accused was driver for abusive and controlling husband; unique circumstances |
| R. v. Emmerson | (1993) 121 N.S.R. (2d) 252 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 2 years | age 21; consumed drugs and alcohol; robbed convenience store of $23; appealed S/S |
| R. v. Fleming | [1993] NSJ 469 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 12 years | store robbery; masked; armed with tire iron and knife; stabbed in neck and face; injuries life threatening |
| R. v. Hynes | [1993] NSJ 193 | NS | | 7 years | armed robbery with a mask; prior record |
| R. v. Bourgeois | [1992] N.S.J. No. 486 | NS | | 4 years | armed robbery; not principal |
| R. v. Colley | (1991) 100 N.S.R. (2d) 447 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 15 years | gas station robbery with tire iron; hit clerk causing skull fracture; did second robbery later in evening; long related record |
| R. v. Merlin | (1991) 102 N.S.R. (2d) 266 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 1 year | robbed store with knife |
| R. v. Cormier | 1990 CanLII 2534 (NS CA) | NS | CA | 4 years | appealed from 3.5 years; mask and knife robbery of KFC; clerks were handcuffed; stole company car; long related record; |
| R. v. Large | [1984] O.J. No. 155 (ONCA) | ON | CA | 90 days | store robbery with knife |

## Street robbery

| Case | Citation | Prv | Crt | Sentence | Summary |
| R. v. Meechas | 2012 MBPC 53 | MB | PC | Suspended | offender was aboriginal, just turned 18 years old |
| R. v. Gobin | 2012 ONSC 3523 | ON | SC | 3 years | robbery of vehicle using a fake firearm |
| R v Ayad | 2012 ONSC 883 | ON | SC | Suspended | high school student robbed another of iphone during lunch period |
| R v Secter | 2012 ABPC 95 | AB | PC | 90 days | offender was driver in a robbery scheme where offenders would drive by and steal cell-phones from sellers |
| R v Lopez | 2012 NBQB 29 | NB | SC | 12 months | attempted street robbery, violence involved |
| R v Ridgeway | 2012 ABCA 29 | AB | CA | 22 months | street robbery with imitation gun; |
| R. v. Barrett | 2012 ONSC 82 | ON | SC | 6 years | 2 car jackings and 1 store robbery |
| R. v. Kunzig | 2011 MBPC 81 | MB | PC | S/s | offender jumped 15 year old, stole skateboard, threatened victim; youthful, no record, focus on rehabilitation |
| R. v. Nerling | 2012 ABCA 114 | AB | CA | 90 days | mugging robbery -- appeal from S/S |
| R. v. Conlon | 2011 ABCA 379 | AB | CA | 90 days | robbery; long time on strict bail conditions; no criminal record |
| R. v. Busby | 2011 BCPC 331 | BC | PC | 3 years | planned robbery of person; stabbing |
| R v Gordon | 2011 SKCA 130 | SK | CA | 5 years | beat up and stabbed victim |
| R. v. Osmond | 2011 ONSC 4124 | ON | SC | 2 years | beat up friend over owed money; incl. aggravated assault (3 years) |
| R. v. Awasis | 2010 BCCA 213 | BC | CA | 2 years | grabbed wallet on subway, used force to escape |
| R. v. Lapointe-Melo | 2010 ONCJ 314 | ON | PC | 30 days | assist friends in robbing backpack of youth; offender held victim down; |
| R. v. Gouthro | 2010 | | | | |
| R. v. Meawasige | 2008 ONCJ 122 | ON | PC | 5 mo after 7 mo remand credit | robbed victim with a cap gun in a park; aboriginal offender; history of substance abuse |
| R. v. Ramalho | 2004 BCCA 617 | BC | CA | 2 years less a day CSO | shot gun robbery in parking lot--offender had FAS |
| R. v. Klapcic | 2001 BCCA 487 | BC | CA | 10 years | pistol whip old man to get ATM code from him; 3 prior robberies |
| R. v. Kusi | 1999 CanLII 2355 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 5 years | robbed taxi driver; long record |
| R. v. Brewer | [1997] NSJ 161 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 6 years | 4 robberies of taxi driver to get money for crack; non-verbal threat |
| R. v. Bulat | [1996] A.J. No. 647 | AB | | 90 days | mugging; minor injuries |
| R. v. Beals | (1994) 130 N.S.R. (2d) 177 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 6 years | 3 cab drivers robbed; punched driver; |
| R. v. Brown | [1994] M.J. No. 586 | MB | | 90 days | purse snatching; no record; employed |
| R v. Cocq | [1991] OJ No. 1939 (C.A.) | ON | CA | 90 days | offender of good character |
| R. v. Pawluk | 1990 ABCA 212 | AB | CA | 4 months | purse snatching |
| R. v. Swan | 1983 ABCA 85 | AB | CA | 12 months | stole purse; resistance but no violence |
| R. v. Stanton | 1983 ABCA 252 | AB | CA | 53 days | stole purse |

## Bank robbery

| Case | Citation | Prv | Crt | Sentence | Summary |
| R. v. Nilsson | 2012 BCCA 498 (CanLII) | BC | CA | 8 years | Offender convicted of two counts robbery. |
| R v Rudolph | 2012 SKQB 442 (CanLII) | SK | SC | 10 years | |
| R. v. Zakis | 2012 BCCA 450 (CanLII) | BC | CA | 6 years | asked bank teller for $10,000. |
| R. v. Mohammed | 2012 ONSC 3072 | ON | SC | 18 months | |
| R. v. Johnson | 2012 ONCA 339 | ON | CA | 20 years | 9 counts of bank robbery--prior record of 26 bank robberies--appeal from 26 years |
| R. v. Hassan | 2011 ONSC 5128 | ON | SC | 28 months | |
| R. v. Nembhard | 2010 ONCA 420 | ON | CA | 7 years | 2 bank robberies |
| R. v. Evanson | 2009 BCCA 425 | BC | CA | 39 months | |
| R. v. Smith | 2007 BCPC 198 | BC | PC | 3 years | series of 3 bank robberies; threatening note; no weapons visible |
| R. v. Dionne | 2004 BCCA 275 | BC | CA | 3 years | masked bank robbery; no threats; |
| R. v. Carlson | 2002 CanLII 44928 (ONCA) | ON | CA | 17.5 years | career bank robber; armed with firearm; masked |
| R. v. Jenkins | 2004 ABPC 48 | AB | PC | 7 years | |
| R. v. Corkum | 1997 CanLII 1466 (NS SC) | NS | SC | 8 years | two counts of bank robbery--sentence divided between 3 and 5 years consecutive |
| R. v. Helpard | [1995] NSJ 426 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 5 years | bank robbery--no record |
| R. v. Leet | (1989), 88 N.S.R. (2d) 161 | NS | CA | 5 years | four counts robbery, of which three related to one bank--masked and armed with imitation handgun--offender age 37, married, educated, and with four children--divided between two years and three years consecutive |
| R. v. Brophy | (1989) 89 N.S.R. (2d) 417 | NS | CA | 5 years | two counts robbery--one bank and one store all on same day--used imitation handgun--offender was 28-year-old --sentenced to 5 years and 3 years consecutive |

## Home Invasion

| Case | Citation | Prv | Crt | Sentence | Summary |
| R. v. Lewis | [2012] N.J. No. 59 | NL | CA | 8 years | |
| R. v. Argueta | 2011 ONCJ 578 | ON | PC | 5.5 years | |
| R. v. M.E.W. | 2011 BCPC 267 | BC | PC | 30 months | |
| R. v. X.Y. | 2007 ONCA 189 | ON | CA | | |
| R. v. Wright | 2006 CanLII 40975 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 8 years | |
| R. v. Dear | 2003 ABQB 239 | AB | SC | 8 years | young female victim; attacked in apartment over 15 min; long record |
| R. v. Whicher | 2002 BCCA 336 | BC | CA | 10 years | elderly couple's home; history of drug addiction; demanded money at knifepoint |
| R. v. Harriott | 2002 CanLII 23588 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 8 years | invaded home; threatened to kill home owners |
| R. v. Wang | 2001 CanLII 20933, 2001 CanLII 9528 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 5 years | 3 home invasion robberies; acted as lookout and brandished a sword |
| R. v. Harris | 2000 NSCA 7 | NS | CA | 15 years | vicious home invasion of elderly couple; brain injury and broken hip |
| R. v. Barrett and Campbell | 2000 NSCA 76 | NS | CA | 2 and 10 years | |
| R. v. Harris | [2000] NSJ 9 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 15 years | home invasion; extreme violence |
| R. v. Lewis | 2000 CanLII 2623 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 10 years | robbed in home; face crushed; throat cut and stabbed several times; loss of eye and permanent disfigurement |
| R. v. Bernier | 2003 BCCA 134 | BC | CA | 6 years | reduced from 14 years |
| R. v. Stephenson | (1998) 169 NSR 159 (CA) | NS | CA | 6 years | home invasion of 86 year old; accused was driver who directed the principle |
| R. v. Fraser | (1997) 158 N.S.R. (2d) 163 | NS | | 6 years | home invasion of 83 year old's home; masks; knife; cut phone wires; confined victim; no prior record; range said to be 6 to 10 for these types |
| R. v. Foster | (1997), 161 NSR 371 (CA) | NS | CA | 6 years | overturned 28 months; home invasion of 62 year old; punches to head of victim until unconscious; stole wallet |
| R. v. Matwiy | 1996 CanLII 6629 (AB C.A.) | AB | CA | 10 years | armed with knife and shotgun; thought victim was drug dealer; extensive criminal record |
| R. v. Hachez | 1995 CanLII 1109 (ON C.A.) | ON | CA | 10 years | two home invasion robberies; lengthy criminal record |
| R. v. Matwiy | 1994 CanLII 9150 (AB QB) | AB | SC | 10 years | armed home invasion; lengthy record; co-accused also got 11 years |
| R. v. Leger | 1993 CanLII 3107, (1994), 125 N.S.R. (2d) 154 | NS | CA | 5 years | home invasion robbery |
| R. v. Benoit | (1990) 95 N.S.R. (2d) 113 (C.A.) | NS | CA | 4 years | home invasion; masked; elderly woman hit in face |
| R. v. Bateman | [1988] A.J. No. 287 | AB | | 7 years | |
| R. v. Kraft | (1986), 68 A.R. 83 | AB | | 6.5 years | imitated cops to get in; robbed to collect debt |
| R. v. Johnson | (1984) 61 NSR 357 (CA) | NS | CA | 12 years | |

## Uncategorised

| Case | Citation | Prv | Crt | Sentence | Summary |
| R. v. Singh | 2012 ONSC 4429 | ON | SC | 6.5 years | robbery of a job site with loaded restricted firearm (5 year mandatory)--police brutality involved |
| R. v. Hawkins | 2008 NBCA 40 | NB | CA | 13 years | guilty to 33 offences including several armed robberies--29 year old drug addict--lengthy record --reduced from 20 years |
| R. v. Williams | 2001 NSCA 17 | NS | CA | 3 years | |
| R. v. Bruyere | (1999), 144 Man. R. (2d) 142 (C.A.) | MB | CA | 9 months CSO | armed robbery |
| R. v. Clare | 2000 CanLII 10755 (MB CA), (2000), 145 Man. R. (2d) 142 | MB | CA | 12 months CSO | two armed robberies’ |
| R. v. Damery | 1996 CanLII 5233 (NS CA) | NS | CA | 5.5 years | |
| R. v. Fraser | (1995) 145 N.S.R. (2d) 76 (C.A.) 1995 CanLII 4270 | NS | CA | 6 years | 2 robberies; overturned JR for 4 years |
| R. v. Higgins | (1984), 64 N.S.R. (2d) 272 | NS | CA | 7 years | record of two prior robberies--appeal dismissed |
| R. v. Grady | (1971) 5 N.S.R. (2d) 264 | NS | CA | | |