Report of the Canadian Sentencing Commission. Dickson C.J. Reasons The defense claimed that in order to convict for murder it would have to be proven that it was Smith's actions that caused the death. Emphasizing the nonconstitutional nature of the, Dissenting, McIntyre J.A., as he then was, undertook a more detailed analysis of the protection afforded by s. 2(, The approach undertaken by McIntyre J.A. concluded that capital punishment did not come within these criteria and was therefore cruel and unusual punishment. It also extends to punishments which are, to use his words, "grossly disproportionate". 214(2) [para. Mistaken belief that damaged property belongs to oneself, D mistakenly thought that the structural additions he made to his rented apartment were part of his personal property and damaged them while seeking to remove them at the end of his tenancy, D was convicted of criminal damage contrary to s1(1) Criminal Damage Act 1971, D appealed on the grounds that the judge misdirected the jury to convict as honest though mistaken belief that the property was his own was not a lawful excuse, Applying the ordinary principles of mens rea, the intention and recklessness and the absence of lawful excuse required to constitute the offence have reference to property belonging to another, No offence is committed if a person has honest though mistaken belief that the property is his own, Provided that the belief is honestly held it is irrelevant to consider whether or not it is a justifiable belief. On appeal, the majority of the Court of Appeal affirmed the sentence imposed by the trial judge. 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. 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. 152, 68 C.C.C. & M. sess. Belonging to Another . Over a period of 7 months, Hinks influenced, coerced and encouraged Mr Dolphin to withdraw sums, amounting to 60,000, from his building society account and for them subsequently to be deposited in Hinks' account. As indicated above, the offence of importing enacted by s. 5(1) of the Narcotic Control Act covers numerous substances of varying degrees of dangerousness and totally disregards the quantity of the drug imported. 171; Ex parte Kleinys, 1965 CanLII 652 (BC SC), [1965] 3 C.C.C. (2d) 337; Re Mitchell and The Queen (1983), 1983 CanLII 1856 (ON SC), 6 C.C.C. Section 12 will only be infringed where the sentence is so unfit having regard to the offence and the offender as to be grossly disproportionate. (dissenting): Section 12 of the Charter is a special constitutional provision which is not concerned with general principles of sentencing or with related social problems. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. 3233: Without specific attribution as to the court that suggested it, it would be useful to consider the various specific tests that have been suggested: (1) Is the punishment such that it goes beyond what is necessary to achieve a legitimate penal aim? [para. 570, 29 C.C.C. . We wish to draw attention, as we did in the immediately preceding case of. As regards this subject the comments by Borins Dist. A definition which satisfies this requirement and fits modern conditions is again supplied by Laskin C.J. Some punishments may be cruel and unusual within the meaning of s. 12 without being arbitrarily imposed while others may be arbitrary within the meaning of s. 9 without also being cruel and unusual. 1 and 24 of the Charter in the American Constitution, the dynamics of challenges to the validity of American laws are different. Motor Vehicle Act, supra). Dissenting, McIntyre J.A., as he then was, undertook a more detailed analysis of the protection afforded by s. 2(b) of the Canadian Bill of Rights. Plummer put a knife to his throat and Haines punched him to the ground. 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. 69697 that he could not find "that there was no social purpose served by the mandatory death penalty so as to make it offensive to" the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the, The various tests suggested in the cases are conveniently summarized by Tarnopolsky in his article, "Just Deserts or Cruel and Unusual Treatment or Punishment? Once there the treatment given was described as palpably wrong. I am therefore of the opinion that s. 5(2) of the, I am also of the view that the appellant cannot succeed under, By way of summary, I express the view that, For all of the foregoing reasons then, I am unable to find that the minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment, mandated by s. 5(2) of the, I have had the benefit of the reasons of my colleague, Justice Lamer, and wish to address briefly what I understand to be the right protected by, Section 12 on its face appears to me to be concerned primarily with the nature or type of a treatment or punishment. That case and others may have to be given limited interpretation in due course if it is concluded that the Charter not only protects citizens before the courts but also places upon the courts power to protect the citizen from legislative arbitrariness. 's conclusion. Justice Hartman of the Appellate Court of Illinois said: Plaintiff [Dr. Phillips] asserts that defendant committed the tort when she took his semen, sperm, and genetic material without his permission, for the purpose of conceiving a child, purportedly within the bounds of her marriage to [another man]. Subscribers can access the reported version of this case. 7, 9 and 12 thereof? Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. If there be a rational reason for the policy then I do not think it is for a judge to say that the policy is capricious, unreasonable or unjustified. After a detailed analysis of the American jurisprudence on point, he urged upon the courts the following test, at p. 688: whether the punishment prescribed is so excessive as to outrage standards of decency. 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 But the wording of the section and the schedule is much broader. Registered office: Creative Tower, Fujairah, PO Box 4422, UAE. (2d) 316; R. v. Buckler, 1970 CanLII 568 (ON CJ), [1970] 2 C.C.C. There has been a division of opinion in Canadian judicial and academic writing as to whether the words "cruel and unusual" should have a disjunctive or a conjunctive meaning. There was no minimum, although the sixmonth minimum was retained for possession of drugs and for cultivation of the opium poppy or cannabis sativa. Held: At first instance the defendant was convicted of theft. He emphasized the need for a deterrent value in any punishment but affirmed that there were other factors to be considered and weighed against it, at p. 468: In my view, capital punishment would amount to cruel and unusual punishment if it cannot be shown that its deterrent value outweighs the objections which can be brought against it. Jordan handed over the heroin and they ran off. The effect of the minimum is to insert the certainty that, in some cases, a violation will occur on conviction. Applying the remaining tests, he found that, while all punishment is degrading, the death penalty was not particularly degrading when it was considered in relation to the offences for which it was imposed. 4 (Ont. Res. C.A. On the contrary, I believe it is quite fundamental. Free resources to assist you with your legal studies! Looking for a flexible role? 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. Ritchie J., with whom Martland, Judson, Pigeon and deGrandpr JJ. In each view, elements of both cruelty and unusualness are involved in a consideration of the total expression. The schedule covers a wide variety of drugs which range, in dangerousness, from "pot" to heroin. 1979, c. 288. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1984), 1984 CanLII 663 (BC CA), 11 C.C.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. Manner in Which a Contract Is Interpreted. The materials in question, consisting of audiovisual material and written stories, depicted acts of violence perpetrated against women by men. Referred to: Miller and Cockriell v. The Queen, 1976 CanLII 12 (SCC), [1977] 2 S.C.R. (3d) 1; R. v. Langevin (1984), 1984 CanLII 1914 (ON CA), 11 C.C.C. ); R. v. Morrison, Ont. 2), R v [1971] 1 WLR 901; Wain, R v [1995] 2 Cr App Rep 660; Welsh, R v (1974) RTR 478; Subscribe on YouTube. While these expressions provide some assistance in defining the concept of arbitrariness, in my view the most important consideration is whether the punishment is authorized by law and imposed in accordance with standards or principles which are rationally connected to the purposes of the legislation. 915: hearsay South Africa [ edit] 2, c. 2, s. 10. If a grossly disproportionate sentence is "prescribed by law", then the purpose which it seeks to attain will fall to be assessed under s. 1. It has introduced the safeguard of two opinions: but, if they are formed in good faith by the time when the operation is undertaken, the abortion is lawful. J. The chilling effect will be present in respect of any law or practice which has the effect of seriously discouraging the exercise of a constitutional right: see North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711 (1969), and Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518 (1971), at p. 521. 's statement of the test for cruel and unusual punishment under s. 12 of the Charter, including his approach to the application of disproportionality and arbitrariness. 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. I do not see any reason to depart from the tradition of deference to Parliament that has always been demonstrated by the Canadian courts. 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. time in a motion for summary judgment." ), c. 35, was introduced and passed. in R. v. Shand, supra. ), 1 Wm. I help people navigate their law degrees. We in Canada also have other sections in the Charter to protect the equality of all in face of the law, amongst others, s. 15(1). Report of the Canadian Sentencing Commission. The plaintiff, Dr. Phillips, explained he did not wish to have children prior to marriage which Dr. 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" (per Douglas J. in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), at pp. The appellant returned to Canada from Bolivia with seven and a half ounces of 85 to 90 percent pure cocaine secreted on his person. A punishment might fail the test on either ground. While not a precise formula for cruel and unusual treatment or punishment, this definition does capture the purpose and intent of s. 12 of the Charter and is consistent with the views expressed in Canadian jurisprudence on this subject. This minimum sentence continued through R.S.C. Berger S. "The Application of the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause Under the Canadian Bill of Rights" (1978), 24 McGill L.J. agreed with Craig J.A., but expanded somewhat on the scope and meaning of s. 9. In his opinion, found at p. 234, s. 5(2) came within these criteria: In my view a compulsory sentence of seven years for a nonviolent crime imposed without consideration for the individual history and background of the accused is so excessive that it "shocks the conscience" and because of its arbitrary nature fails to comport with human dignity. An honest but mistaken belief could be used as a lawful defence to such a charge under the circumstances. However, it is not necessary to sentence the small offenders to seven years in prison in order to deter the serious offender. In this judgment, Heald J., of the Trial Division of the Federal Court, declared that the prison conditions to which certain prisoners were subjected in the solitary confinement unit of the British Columbia Penitentiary amounted to cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. Advanced A.I. Some of the tests are clearly aimed at the nature or quality of the punishment, others concern themselves more with the duration of punishment under the heading of proportion ality. DPP v Morgan, ; DPP v McDonald, ; DPP v McLarty, ; DPP v Parker, Testing Fidelity to Legal Values: Official Involvement and Criminal Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court), The Modern Law Review Nbr. As a result, judicial interpretation of the Eighth Amendment has had to be more expansive than would be necessary under s. 12 of the Charter. While the interpretation was given in respect of the. A bill was introduced in 1957, but "died on the Order Paper" when a federal election was called. (No. Furthermore, even assuming some deterrent value, I am of the opinion that it would be cruel and unusual if it is not in accord with public standards of decency and propriety, if it is unnecessary because of the existence of adequate alternatives, if it cannot be applied upon a rational basis in accordance with ascertained or ascertainable standards, and if it is excessive and out of proportion to the crimes it seeks to restrain. The courts, on the other hand, in the actual sentencing process have a duty to prevent an incursion into the field of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment and, where there has been no such incursion, to impose appropriate sentences within the permissible limits established by Parliament. (3d) 233; Re B.C. Its function is to provide the constitutional outer limit beyond which Parliament, or those acting under parliamentary authority, may not go in imposing punishment or treatment respecting crime or penal detention. The criterion of arbitrariness developed by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to the Eighth Amendment of their Constitution involved, for the most part, cases that dealt with the validity of the death penalty. 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. Particulars of Offence: David Raymond Smith and Steven John Smith on the 19th day of September 1972 in Greater London, without lawful excuse, damaged a conservatory at 209, Freemason's Road, E16, the property of Peter Frank Frand, intending to damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged." 63]. They were convicted of robbery and appealed on the grounds that the force came after they had appropriate the jewellery and thus did not come within the requirement of being immediately before or at the time of stealing. (See R. v. Dick, Penner and Finnigan, 1964 CanLII 693 (MB CA), [1965] 1 C.C.C. [para. 1952, c. 201, s. 4. 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. 1985: December 10; 1987: June 25. C.A. It has not become obsolete. Of course, the means chosen do "achieve the objective in question". FREE courses, content, and other exciting giveaways. I turn then to the second test which, of course, overlaps the first in some respects. The concept is a "compendious expression of a norm" drawn from evolving standards of decency and has been judicially broadened to encompass not only the quality or nature of punishment but also extent or duration under the heading of proportionality. While the Lord's Day Act was attacked primarily because it was enacted for a religious purpose, individuals may also challenge enactments on the ground that their effect is to infringe the religious rights of third parties (see R. v. Edwards Books and Art Ltd., 1986 CanLII 12 (SCC), [1986] 2 S.C.R. 152, 68 C.C.C. To this end, attention must be given to the public attitudes concerning a particular sentence history and precedent, legislative attitudes, and the response of juries reflected in their sentencing decisions are to be consulted. 107. Punishment found to be cruel and unusual could not be justified under s. 1 of the Charter. These criteria are very usefully synthesized in an article by Professor Tarnopolsky, as he then was, "Just Deserts or Cruel and Unusual Treatment or Punishment? A meaning must be ascribed to it. Clearly there is no need to be indiscriminate. 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. That is for Parliament and the Legislatures.The courts are confined to deciding whether the legislation enacted by the parliamentary process is constitutional." - 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. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the documents that have cited the case. Emphasizing the nonconstitutional nature of the Canadian Bill of Rights, Robertson J.A., speaking for Farris C.J.B.C. Canada. 2023 vLex Justis Limited All rights reserved, VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. But, Members of the Jury, I must direct you as a matter of law, and you must, therefore, accept it from me, that belief by the Defendant David Smith that he had the right to do what he did is not lawful excuse within the meaning Of the Act. The mandatory feature of s. 5(2) is not saved by s. 1 because the means employed to achieve the legitimate government objective of controlling the importation of drugs impairs the right protected by s. 12 of the Charter to a greater degree than necessary. [para. Smith, R v [2011] 1 Cr App R 30; Turner (No. R. v. Smith. , for the intervener the Attorney General for Ontario. This Court has already had occasion to address s. 1. , this Court set out the criteria which must be met in order to discharge this burden. 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. (2d) 556, [1974] 1 W.W.R. (2d) 557 (N.W.T.S.C. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. and concluded that the section did not impose cruel and unusual punishment. , (Eng. There are conditions associated with the service of sentences of imprisonment which may become subject to scrutiny, under the provisions of s. 12 of the Charter, not only on the basis of disproportionality or excess but also concerning the nature or quality of the treatment. He was convicted of importing drugs under the Narcotics Control Act and sentenced to eight years. 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. The courts, on the other hand, in the actual sentencing process have a duty to prevent an incursion into the field of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment and, where there has been no such incursion, to impose appropriate sentences within the permissible limits established by Parliament. (3d) 193 (Ont. Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 CanLII 81 (SCC), [1985] 2 S.C.R. White J., speaking for the plurality (Stewart, Blackmun, and Stevens JJ. 1978); and Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277 (1983). To do so would be to disregard totally s. 52 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Trafficking in any of them is a serious offence. 108; 102 A.R. Take a look at some weird laws from around the world! ), refd to. 39, affirming (1973), 1973 CanLII 1447 (BC CA), 14 C.C.C. (2d) 556; Re Rojas and The Queen (1978), 1978 CanLII 2309 (ON SC), 40 C.C.C. Its function is to provide the constitutional outer limit beyond which Parliament, or those acting under parliamentary authority, may not go in imposing punishment or treatment respecting crime or penal detention. The business collapsed before he paid the money to book the holidays and the clients lost their deposit. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 CanLII 81 (SCC), [1985] 2 S.C.R. I believe this is a case where the arbitrary nature of the legislatively prescribed minimum sentence must inevitably in some cases result in the imposition of a cruel and unusual punishment. 295, speaking for the majority of this Court, stated at p. 331: In my view, both purpose and effect are relevant in determining constitutionality; either an unconstitutional purpose or an unconstitutional effect can invalidate legislation. Dickson C.J., speaking for the majority, stated the following at p. 138: To establish that a limit is reasonable and demonstrablyjustified in a free and democratic society, two central criteria must be satisfied. Constitution of the United States of America. The, In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the judge will assess the circumstances of the case in order to arrive at an appropriate sentence. With respect to the written stories, the judge dismissed the appeal, set aside the original sentence and probation order, and imposed a $2,000 fine. In a summary he wrote, at pp. The constitutional question before the Court was whether or not s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act was contrary to the Charter, and in particular, to ss. In my view, because this result would be appropriate, the sentence cannot be characterized as grossly disproportionate and violative of s. 12. ), on indictment a fine without express limit or two years' imprisonment or both; in neither case can the sanction be said to be light. The legislative approach is clear and direct. It is clear however that at this moment in time the only parties who have any say in whether a termination should or should not be carried out are the two medical practitioners. 7, 9 and 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When he was given notice to exit the flat, the defendant ripped out the soundproofing to access the wires lying underneath it. in Miller and Cockriell, supra, Borins Co. Ct. J. said, at p. 216: Thus, two factors to be taken into consideration in determining whether the mandatory minimum sentence in this case constitutes "cruel and unusual treatment or punishment" are the effect of the severity or excessiveness of the penalty in relation to the "dignity and worth of the human person" and the potential for the absence of "equality before the law" resulting from the exercise of prosecutorial discretion resulting, in turn, in an arbitrary punishment. Such persons, with few exceptions (as an example, the guilt of addicts who import not only to meet but also to finance their needs is not necessarily the same in degree as that of coldblooded nonusers), should, upon conviction, in my respectful view, be sentenced to and actually serve long periods of penal servitude. Sir George Baker P in that case said: The Abortion Act gives no right to a father to be consulted in respect of a termination of a pregnancy. ), refd to. (2d) 199 (Ont. Third, there must be a proportionality between the effects of the measures which are responsible for limiting the Charter right or freedom, and the objective which has been identified as of "sufficient importance". For example, legislation which provided an essentially random process for determining punishment divorced from any consideration of the relationship between the punishment and the social objective to be achieved would be cruel and unusual, even if the punishment actually imposed were proportionate to the offence. In addition to the protection afforded by s. 12, our Charter provides express protection against arbitrary imprisonment (s. 9) and against deprivations of the right to life, liberty and security of the person in breach of the principles of fundamental justice (s. 7). 16) 52, U.N. Doc A/6316 (1966), art. More v. The Queen, [1963] S.C.R. Subscribers are able to see the list of results connected to your document through the topics and citations Vincent found. In measuring the content of the legislation, the courts are to look to the purpose and effect of the legislation. Saunders v Herold (1991) 105 FLR 1. There is therefore no basis for allowing the appellant to invoke in the present appeal the rights of a hypothetical third party in order to challenge the validity of legislation. Third, a penalty may be cruel and unusual because it is excessive and serves no valid legislative purpose [p. 331]. I am, with all respect for the views of my colleagues, unable to reach their conclusion for reasons which I will endeavour to set out. In that regard, he quoted a passage from R. v. Konechny, supra, where Macfarlane J.A., said at p. 254: The courts have been given the power under s. 52 of the Constitution Act, 1982 to review, and in appropriate cases to strike down legislation. The trial judge found the minimum mandatory imprisonment of seven years in s. 5(2) to be cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the Charter because of the potential disproportionality of the mandatory sentence. As noted above, while the prohibition against cruel and unusual treatment or punishment was originally aimed at punishments which by their nature and character were inherently cruel, it has since been extended to punishments which, though not inherently cruel, are so disproportionate to the offence committed that they become cruel and unusual: There is a further point which should be made regarding proportionality. Whilst it can be foreseen that the likely result of an action to actively bring about a termination would result in the same rulings as cases preventing a termination a remarkable case from Chicago, Illinois offers pause for thought. When interviewed by the police, the Appellant said "Look, how can I be done for smashing my own property. 3233: As Lamer J. has indicated at p. 1069 of his judgment, these are the tests which have been generally applied in the cases heard so far under s. 12 of the Charter. The judicial discretionstill a very wide oneis then exercised, within the framework of the penalties legislated, to decide what penalty is appropriate for the particular offender in all of the circumstances of the particular case. 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. It is true that the enactments of Parliament must now be measured against the, In 1954, towards the close of the Session of Parliament, the Act, 195354, c. 38, was passed. He reviewed the background of s. 5(2) of the Narcotic Control Act, at pp. Section 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, (2) The appeal may be - (a) on any ground which involves a question of law alone; and (b) with the leave of the Court of Appeal, on any ground which involves a question of fact alone, or a question of mixed law and fact, or on any other ground which appears to the Court of Appeal to be a sufficient ground of appeal; but if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal on a ground which involves a question of fact, or a question of mixed law and fact, an appeal lies under this section without the leave of the Court of Appeal.". Having made this determination, he then held a presentence hearing and imposed a sentence of eight years in the penitentiary. After a jury trial the accused was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment. Where Do We Look for Guidance?" 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