Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Sexual Assault with a Weapon
Sexual Assault with a Weapon | |
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s. 272 of the Crim. Code | |
Election / Plea | |
Crown Election | Indictable |
Jurisdiction | Prov. Court SC Judge + PI (I) SC Jury + PI (I) (536(2)) |
Indictable Dispositions | |
Avail. Disp. | Suspended Sentence (731(1)(a)) |
Minimum | Restricted firearm: 5 years (first) 7 years (second or more) Other firearms: 4 years |
Maximum | 14 years jail |
Designations | |
DNA Primary designated offence DO/LTO primary designated offence | |
References | |
Offence Elements Sentence Principles Sentence Digests | |
Legislation
editSexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm
272. (1) Every person commits an offence who, in committing a sexual assault,
- (a) carries, uses or threatens to use a weapon or an imitation of a weapon;
- (b) threatens to cause bodily harm to a person other than the complainant;
- (c) causes bodily harm to the complainant; or
- (d) is a party to the offence with any other person.
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R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 272; 1995, c. 39, s. 145; 2008, c. 6, s. 28; 2009, c. 22, s. 10; 2012, c. 1, s. 26.
– CCC
Proof of the Offence
editIn addition to the essential elements of identity, time and jurisdiction, the prosecution should also prove:
- the accused sexually assaulted the victim
- the assault was committed by the use of a weapon or threaten to use a weapon
Interpretation
editIt is not an essential element of the offence that the assailant cause bodily harm to the complainant. [1]
- ↑ R. v. Papalia, 2012 BCSC 245 at 84
Defences
editTypical Motions or Orders
editWitness motions
edit- Exclusion of public from court (486)
- Prohibition of self-represented accused from Cross-examining a witness under the age of 18 years (486.3)
- Sexual Offence Publication Ban (486.4)
- Publication Ban of in relation to victims, witnesses or justice system participants (486.5)
- Witness Screen (486.2)
- Testimony by Video (714.1)