Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Perjury

Perjury

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Hedderson	2006 CanLII 15422 (NL P.C.)	2 years
R. v. J.W.C.	[2005] B.C.J. No. 2710 (P.C.)	18 months
R. v. C.D.	2000 CanLII 3118 (ON CA), (2000), 132 O.A.C. 133 (C.A.)	1 year
R. v. Colbourne	2002 ABPC 141	90 days jail	testified in traffic court and accused was acquitted as a result; limited record
R. v. Johnson	[1996] 182 N.B.R. (2d) 373
R. v. Sheppard	[1995] N.J. No. 330 (P.C.)	6 months
R. v. Kusnezoff	1991 CanLII 1968 (BC C.A.)	18 months	testimony in drug trafficking trial; good psr; limited record
R. v. Crawford	(1988), 81 N.S.R. (2d) 88
R. v. Moulton	[1984] N.J. No. 75 (C.A.)	30 days	"lenient" sentence
R. v. Edward Morgan	(1979), 19 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 176 (N.L.C.A.)	15 months
R. v. Morgan & Morgan	(1979), 19 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 187 (N.L.C.A.)	3 months
R. v. Gilliard	(1979), 20 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 185 (N.L.C.A.)	3 months
R. v. Hickey	(1978), 14 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. (N.L.C.A.)	4 months

Obstructing Justice

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Robinson	2012 BCSC 1134	12 months
R v Viscomi	2012 ABCA 135	12 months	attempted to convince witness to recant statement--also sentenced for assault and breaches (2 months consecutive)
R. v. Crazyboy	2012 ABCA 228	9 months	treatening witness
R. v. Tippett	2011 NLTD 149	570 days	Joint Rec.; false evidence on a second degree murder charge
R. v. Thomas	2010 ABPC 90	16 months	attempted obstruction; sent a note from jail instructing associate to tell crown witness to forget evidence.
R. v. Laing	2010 ABCA 70	2 years	accused in jail for shooting a girl, wrote to girl saying to go to the police
R. v. Tschetter	(2009), 466 A.R. 239 (Alta. Prov.Ct.)	12 to 18 months	directed friend to destroy evidence of drinking and driving case; no criminal record; long provincial offence record.
R. v. Van Delft	2007 ABPC 319 (CanLII), 2007 ABPC 319	18 months	gave false name to police
R. v. Rowbottom	[2006] N.J. No. 31 (Nfld. Prov. Ct.)	9 and 12 months	accused threatened and bribed to witnesses in a uttering threats trial he faced
R. v. Crazybull	2005 ABCA 215	23 months	accused facing assault with a weapon allegations; threatened witness to not attend
R. v. Gill	2003 BCCA 208	5 years and 10 months
R. v. Konkolus	(1998), 86 A.R. 144 (Alta.C.A.)	12 to 18 months	giving false name to police and court to avoid dangerous driving charges
R. v. Thuraisingam	[1997] O.J. No. 5424 (Ont. C.J.)	2 years	threatened to kill witness
R. v. Duke	[1997] A.J. No. 407 (P.C.)	6 months
R. v. C.E.B.	(1995), 57 B.C.A.C. 308 (B.C.C.A.)	15 to 18 months	indirect threats and harassment in court parking lot

Public Mischief

• R. v. Di Gianni, 2011 ONCJ 792 -- public mischief for making a false claim of theft -- discharge granted