r v smith 1974

Where Do We Look for Guidance?" Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. After a jury trial the accused was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment. In a summary he wrote, at pp. concurred, favoured the attitude ofjudicial deference to the expressed purpose soughtby Parliament. Than in 1972 the Appellant gave notice to quit and asked the landlord to allow the Appellant's brother to remain as tenant of the flat. On the facts, it was the accused's grandmother. , speaking for the majority of this Court, stated at p. 331: Thus, even though the pursuit of a constitutionally invalid purpose will result in the invalidity of the impugned legislation irrespective of its effects, a valid purpose does not end the constitutional inquiry. The manner in which a contract is interpreted has always been a contentious issue. Counsel for the Crown, however, stated at the hearing that, were we to declare the minimum of no force or effect, the disposition preferable in his view of the appeal would be to allow the appeal and remit the matter to the Court of Appeal for a reconsideration of the sentence appeal in that court. it was so unusual as to be cruel and so cruel as to be unusual. In C v S [1988] QB 135 Robert Carver sought injunctive relief to restrain his former girlfriend from terminating the pregnancy on the ground that the foetus was a child capable of being born alive within the meaning of s1(1) of the Infant Life (Preservation Act) 1929. This appeal was heard by CULLITON, C.J.S., BROWNRIDGE and HALL, JJ.A., of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. : 18561. The "street value" of the narcotic, after dilution, was estimated to be between $126,000 and $168,000. (2d) 401; R. v. Bruce, Wilson and Lucas (1977), 1977 CanLII 1967 (BC SC), 36 C.C.C. 522, refd to. It may well be excessive, but more than excess is required to meet the test of Laskin C.J. Trafficking in any of them is a serious offence. 8. expressed the view that a conjunctive reading of the words was required, while Laskin C.J., speaking for the minority (Laskin C.J., Spence and Dickson JJ. The appellant appealed both his convictions and sentence. The purported certificate in the present case is a nullity being granted in excess of jurisdiction. Absent the minimum, the section still has the potential of operating so as to impose cruel and unusual punishment. Name : ROCILES-VASQUEZ, CRUZ Race : White Gender : Male Height : 5 6 (1.68 m) Weight : 170 lb (77 kg) Hair Color : Brown Eye Color : Brown DOB : 1/31/1974 Booking Number : 9048 Arresting Agency : Tyler Police Department Current Facility : N/A Booking Date : 11/13/1999 Release Date : 11/13/1999 SO Number : 92770 Address : TYLER, TX 75702 The second criterionproportionality of the means chosenwas not met. It would, in effect, constitutionally entrench the power of judges to determine the appropriate sentence in their absolute discretion. was not satisfied by the Crown's efforts to salvage the section. The question is not whether the sentence is too severe, having regard to the particular circumstances of offender "A", but whether it is cruel and unusual, an outrage to standards of decency, having regard to the nature and quality of the offence committed, and therefore too severe for any person committing the same offence. ), said, at p. 592: Under Gregg, a punishment is "excessive" and unconstitutional if it (1) makes no measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment and hence is nothing more than the purposeless and needless imposition of pain and suffering; or (2) is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime. COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA ANDRE SMITH, : Plaintiff-Appellant, : No. Unsurprisingly the European Commission described his claim as manifestly ill-founded and dismissed his claim, finding that his estranged wifes right to respect for her private and family life prevailed. The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction for theft: the defendant had only intended to steal something worth stealing, and conditional intent is insufficient for theft. The letting included a conservatory. Today the only way [counsel for Mr Paton] can put the case is that the husband has a right to have a say in the destiny of the child he has conceived. It was not asserted before usnor could it bethat imprisonment, as regulated by Canadian law, is of such character that it would outrage the public conscience or be degrading to human dignity. The test for review under, The numerous criteria proposed pursuant to s. 2(, There is a further aspect of proportionality which has been considered on occasion by the American courts: a comparison with punishments imposed for other crimes in the same jurisdiction (, On more than one occasion the courts in Canada have alluded to a further factor, namely, whether the punishment was arbitrarily imposed. Of course, the means chosen do "achieve the objective in question". As regards this factor, some comments should be made, because arbitrariness of detention and imprisonment is addressed by s. 9, and, to the extent that the arbitrariness, given the proper context, could be in breach of a principle of fundamental justice, it could trigger a prima facie violation under s. 7. As time passed, the civilizing influence of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries eliminated, or at least greatly reduced, the danger of such barbarous punishments. . The term ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos which means character. Clearly, the minimum penalty for importing, enacted after recommendations to that end, was the result of deliberate legislative policy, with specific evils and specific remedies in mind. 214(2) [para. (McIntyre J. dissenting): The appeal should be allowed. Ct.); R. v. Slaney (1985), 1985 CanLII 1867 (NL CA), 22 C.C.C. It was not asserted before usnor could it bethat imprisonment, as regulated by Canadian law, is of such character that it would outrage the public conscience or be degrading to human dignity. R. v. Smith. With respect to the question of interest or standing, an accused should be recognized as having standing to challenge the constitutional validity of a mandatory minimum sentence, whether or not, as applied to his case, it would result in cruel and unusual punishment. In our view a minimum sentence of seven years for importing a drug contrary to the Act is not so disproportionate to the offence that the prescribed penalty is cruel and unusual. The offence of importing opium was indictable, rendering the offender liable to imprisonment for three years or to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and not less than $50, or both fine and imprisonment. ), c. 50 (the first Canadian enactment on the subject), prescribed no minimum prison sentences. Although the nature of the proportionality test will vary depending on the circumstances, in each case courts will be required to balance the interests of society with those of individuals and groups. (2d) 10, 141 D.L.R. Lambert J.A., dissenting, only addressed s. 9 and found that s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act was prima facie inconsistent with the rights guaranteed by that section. The rack and the thumbscrew, the stocks, torture of any kind, unsanitary prison conditions, prolonged periods of solitary confinement were progressively recognized as inhuman and degrading and completely inimical to the rehabilitation of the prisoner who sooner or later was going to have to be released back into the community. In particular, it inserts into the system a reluctance to convict and thus results in acquittals for picayune reasons of accused who do not deserve a sevenyear sentence, and it gives the Crown an unfair advantage in plea bargaining as an accused will be more likely to plead guilty to a lesser or included offence. He paid what he had raised into a special bank account and thereafter, with the consent of the company, into his own bank account. -they believed they had consent from the owner of the property. Added to that potential is the certainty that upon conviction a minimum of seven years' imprisonment will have to be imposed. Canadian Bill of Rights, R.S.C. 7. , R.S.C. The undisputed fact that the purpose of s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act is constitutionally valid is not a bar to an analysis of s. 5(2) in order to determine if the minimum has the effect of obliging the judge in certain cases to impose a cruel and unusual punishment, and thereby is a prima facie violation of s. 12; and, if it is, to then reconsider under s. 1 that purpose and any other considerations relevant to determining whether the impugned legislation may be salvaged. An alternative to lists of cases, the Precedent Map makes it easier to establish which ones may be of most relevance to your research and prioritise further reading. The offence for which he was indicted is in these terms: "Damaging property contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. Under s. 5(2) of the Act, punishment continues to be imposed for reasons which are rationally connected with the objects of the legislation, that is, the suppression of the illicit traffic in drugs. App. In other words, the appellant is arguing that legislation which restrains the discretion of the trial judge to weigh and consider the circumstances of the offender and the circumstances of the offence in determining the length of sentence is arbitrary and, therefore, cruel and unusual. Yet the judge has no alternative under the section. See Lord Justice Scarmans judgment in R v Smith [1974] 1 All ER 376: The legality of an abortion depends upon the opinion of the Doctor. In Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. R. 106, in which a doctor was convicted for lack of good faith in authorising an abortion under s. 1 (1) (a) of the Act. (3d) 42 (Ont. and Lamer J.: The minimum sentence provided for by s. 5(2) of the, The undisputed fact that the purpose of s. 5(2) of the, The minimum term of imprisonment provided for by s. 5(2) of the, The section cannot be salvaged by relying on the discretion of the prosecution not to charge for importation in those cases where conviction, in the opinion of the prosecution, would result in a violation of the, The section, too, cannot be salvaged under, The arbitrary nature of the mandatory minimum sentence is fundamental to its designation as cruel and unusual under, Le Dain J.: Imprisonment for seven years for the unauthorized importation or exportation of a small quantity of cannabis for personal use would be cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of. (3d) 138; Piche v. SolicitorGeneral of Canada (1984), 1984 CanLII 3548 (FC), 17 C.C.C. 109899 v. : . Ball v McIntyre (1966) 9 FLR 237, 245. The husband has no legal right enforceable in law or in equity to stop his wife having this abortion or to stop the doctors from carrying out the abortion. The correct approach is, in my view, indicated in the passage which I have quoted from Mr. Justice Macfarlane's judgment. So is the unauthorized manufacture of the proscribed chemical drugs. Relying heavily on American cases dealing with the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, which provides that "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted", and the analysis undertaken by McIntyre J.A. Yet only one attorney general intervened. Moreover, a wide discretion remains with the trial judge to consider the particular circumstances of the accused in determining whether a lesser sentence than the maximum sentence of life imprisonment should be imposed. While no such case has actually occurred to my knowledge, that is merely because the Crown has chosen to exercise favourably its prosecutorial discretion to charge such a person not with the offence that that person has really committed, but rather with a lesser offence. Smith was charged and convicted of murder at a court martial. . It must be remembered that s. 12 voices an absolute prohibition. A higher court however subsequently withdrew the injunction: see Kelly v Kelly [1997] SLT 896. For this reason, I cannot find that s. 7 raises any rights or issues not already considered under s. 12. Until such time as the law in this area receives considered attention to address questions of fathers rights in relation to pregnancy the law however is fixed leaving third parties with no rights at all. A convicted person has a right of appeal upon questions of law alone. was followed by Borins Co. Ct. J. of, . The judges were also concerned with the fact that the law often leaves in the U.S. "to the uncontrolled discretion of judges or juries the determination whether defendants committing these crimes should die or be imprisoned", and that one cannot read the history of the Eighth Amendment "without realizing that the desire for equality was re flected in the ban against `cruel and unusual punishments' contained in the Eighth Amendment" (, At issue in this appeal is the minimum term of imprisonment provided for by s. 5(2) of the, As indicated above, the offence of importing enacted by s. 5(1) of the, This is what offends s. 12, the certainty, not just the potential. I would agree with Laskin C.J. The assessment of alternative punishments cannot, of course, be carried out with precision, since our knowledge of the efficacy of any punishment is at best rudimentary. Held: The confidential information contained in the paper did not amount to intangible property for the purposes of the Theft Act 1968. In my opinion, however, this rationale should apply in general only to laws which could be saidto adopt a term known in American constitutional usageto have a "chilling effect" upon the exercise by others of their constitutional rights. I should add that, in my view, the minimum sentence also creates some problems. 129, refd to. It is generally accepted in a society such as ours that the state has the power to impose a "treatment or punishment" on an individual where it is necessary to do so to attain some legitimate end and where the requisite procedure has been followed. 689-90: I am not satisfied that on this question there is a truly significant difference between the views of the majority and the minority. By way of summary, I express the view that s.12 of the Charter is a special constitutional provision which is not concerned with general principles of sentencing nor with related social problems. The test for review under s. 12 of the Charter is one of gross disproportionality, because it is aimed at punishments that are more than merely excessive. (1978), 10, APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, , dismissing an appeal from sentence imposed by Wetmore Co. Ct. J. and overturning his ruling finding s. 5(2) of the. Where Do We Look for Guidance?" In such a case it would then be incumbent upon the authorities to demonstrate under s. 1 that the importance of that valid purpose is such that, irrespective of the effect of the legislation, it is a reasonable limit in a free and democratic society. He was acquitted. The first criterion under s. 1 was met: the fight against the importing and trafficking of hard drugs is an objective of sufficient importance to override a constitutionally protected right. The law of England gives him no such right; the Abortion Act 1967 contains no such provision. Indeed, its historical origins would appear to support this view. After observing that the words could not be limited to the savage punishments of the past, he said at p. 688: That is because there are social and moral considerations that enter into the scope and application of s. 2(b). Section 12 establishes an outer limit to the range of permissible sentences in our society; it was not intendedand should not be usedas a device by which every sentence will be screened and reviewed on appeal and fitted to the peculiar circumstances of individual offenders. MR. J. RYLANCE appeared on behalf of the Appellant. The mandatory minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment cannot be held to be valid on its face because of the general seriousness of the offence created by s. 5(1), subject to the power of a court to find that it is constitutionally inapplicable in a particular case. This is not to say, as a general proposition, that parties can only challenge laws on constitutional grounds if they can show that their individual rights have been violated. It is true, in general, that when a judge imposes a sentence, he considers the nature and gravity of the offence, the circumstances in which it was committed, and the character and criminal history of the offender, all with an eye to the primary purposes of punishment: rehabilitation, deterrence, incapacitation, and retribution. The constitutional question posed in this case, in the absence of a uniform application of the prohibition, could only be answered: "sometimes yes, and sometimes no". While the final judgment as to whether a punishment exceeds constitutional limits set by the Charter is properly a judicial function the court should be reluctant to interfere with the considered views of Parliament and then only in the clearest of cases where the punishment prescribed is so excessive when compared with the punishment prescribed for other offences as to outrage standards of decency. The trial judge imposed a $100,000 fine and a period of probation, during which the appellant was prohibited from accessing the internet or residing in any place where internet access was provided. vLex Canada is offered in partnership with: - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal discussed the meaning of the word "planned" as found in s. 214(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. (1978), 10. , was heard in this Court, the majority (Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Pigeon, Beetz and de Grandpr JJ.) Finally, even though in his opinion it was unnecessary to provide an exhaustive definition of "cruel and unusual" for the purpose of disposing of the appeal, Ritchie J. added the following comments, at pp. Do you have a 2:1 degree or higher? Instead, the appellant argued that, in certain cases, the minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, solely because of its length, could be so excessive and disproportionate to the offence committed that it would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. (a)authorize or effect the arbitrary detention, imprisonment or exile of any person; (b)impose or authorize the imposition of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment; Sections 7, 9 and 12 of the Charter guarantee the following rights: 7. Arbitrariness is a minimal factor in determining whether a punishment or treatment is cruel and unusual. 2, c. 2, which states: 10. In this, we are assisted by the fact that over the years the concept has become broadened by judicial interpretation to encompass more than a consideration of the quality or nature of punishment and to include, as well, under the heading of proportionality, considerations of the extent or duration of punishment in deciding whether it would fall within the prohibition. Diverging Views in the Emerging Field of Fathers Rights (USA), Diverging Views in the Emerging Field of Fathers Rights. ), p. 790; and Mitchell, supra). A bill was introduced in 1957, but "died on the Order Paper" when a federal election was called. 217 A (III), U.N. Doc A/810, at 71 (1948), art. 570, 29 C.C.C. Thus, the law is such that it is inevitable that, in some cases, a verdict of guilt will lead to the imposition of a term of imprisonment which will be grossly disproportionate. The Steven John Smith jointly charged is the Appellant's brother. This legislative determination does not transform the sentencing procedure into an arbitrary process. R v Denton [1982] 1 All ER 65, [1982] Crim. The concept of "the fit sentence" to which I made reference in my concurring reasons in Re B.C. Ritchie J., with whom Martland, Judson, Pigeon and deGrandpr JJ. (3d) 306; R. v. Tobac (1985), 1985 CanLII 180 (NWT CA), 20 C.C.C. The formation of public policy is a function of Parliament. McMartin v. The Queen, [1964] S.C.R. In each view, elements of both cruelty and unusualness are involved in a consideration of the total expression. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 CanLII 81 (SCC), [1985] 2 S.C.R. On more than one occasion the courts in Canada have alluded to a further factor, namely, whether the punishment was arbitrarily imposed. 2. Learn faster with spaced repetition. I therefore find arbitrariness a minimal factor in the determination of whether a punishment or treatment is cruel and unusual. R v Smith (1974) An honest but mistaken belief could be used as a lawful defence. When he was given notice to exit the flat, the defendant ripped out the soundproofing to access the wires lying underneath it. I help people navigate their law degrees. R v Smith [1974] QB 354, 360. Per Dickson C.J. 39]. Is the punishment of such a character as to shock general conscience or as to be intolerable in fundamental fairness? ) There is no dispute that the roofing, wall panels and floor boards became part of the house and, in law, the property of the landlord. With consent of the land lord, he purchased some electrical wiring, roofing equipment, wall panels and flooring and installed them into the conservatory. I have considerable misgivings about determining the issue of the constitutional validity, on its face, of the mandatory minimum sentence in s. 5(2) on the basis of hypothesis. However, I prefer not to say anything about the role of arbitrariness in determining whether there has been cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. 2005) the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that a Chicago Doctor could sue his girlfriend, also a Doctor, for emotional distress after his girlfriend saved sperm from oral sex and arranged to be impregnated with it. Does the punishment go beyond what is necessary for the achievement of a valid social aim, having regard to the legitimate purposes of punishment and the adequacy of possible alternatives? Section 5(2) of the new Narcotic Control Act contained a minimum penalty of seven years for the offence of importing, and it still does. Dickson C.J. 713). o R v Smith [1974] D must know the property belongs to another, or realise that it might and must intend to destroy or damage it, or realise his actions might result in damage or destruction In this case D made honest mistake of civil law so was not liable, did not have MR What is the actus reus of basic arson? 61]. As society moves forward it is understandable that fathers rights will be addressed. I am unable, however, with great respect, to agree with his conclusion that the mandatory minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment in s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act does not infringe the right guaranteed by s. 12 of the Charter. 1. [para. (3d) 193 (Ont. I agree with the respondent that the legislation's purpose is the initial test of constitutional validity and its effects are to be considered when the law under review has passed or, at least, has purportedly passed the purpose test.Thus, if a law with a valid purpose interferes by its impact, with rights or freedoms, a litigant could still argue the effects of the legislation as a means to defeat its applicability and possibly its validity. In the present case, the appellant submits that the minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, under s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act, is arbitrary, because it "must be imposed by the trial judge without regard to the type or amount of narcotic imported or exported, nor its intended use, nor to the criminal history or background of the accused". Smith was charged with causing criminal damage to certain property. "Trafficking" was defined as meaning importation, manufacture, sale, etc. Arnup J.A. ), On 28th June this year at Woodford Crown Court, David Raymond Smith was convicted of an offence of causing criminal damage contrary to. Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. P2, s. 15, as amended; and the Penitentiary Act, R.S.C. Looking for a flexible role? What factors must be considered in deciding whether a given sentence may be categorized as cruel and unusual? Co. Ct., Mossop Co. Ct. J., July 7, 1983, unreported). , (Eng. 171 (Man. 1970, c. N1, ss. R. v. Reynolds, 44 C.C.C. The effect of the sentence is often a composite of many factors and is not limited to the quantum or duration of the sentence but includes its nature and the conditions under which it is applied. 2023 Digestible Notes All Rights Reserved. I do not think it wise to address s. 9 without the benefit of the views of the courts below with regard to its relationship to s. 7. Canada. Held: There was an appropriation even though he acted with the authority of the shop manager. The Court of Appeal held that there was no evidence upon which the jury could conclude that the killing was planned. Without addressing the question whether the Canadian Bill of Rights created new rights, Beetz J. concurred in RitchieJ. In separate reasons, Dickson J., as he then was, agreed with this definition; his disagreement was on another aspect of the notion of importing, which is irrelevant to this case. 63]. Although no explicit sexual act was depicted in the audiovisual material, the images included depictions of nude women with their genitalia exposed and with weapons protruding from their bodies. The purpose of the importing, namely whether it is for trafficking or for personal consumption, and the quantity imported are irrelevant to guilt under s. 5. 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