Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Theft

Under $5,000

General

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Prowse	1998 CanLII 18024 (NL CA)	discharge	offender stole a generator--appealed $500 fine
R. v. C.C.	[2012] N.J. No. 121 (P.C.)	Suspended	lengthy related record

Shoplifting

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Reid	2012 CanLII 25696 (NL PC)	2 month CSO	offender stole clothing on two dates--prior related record with prior CSO
R. v. D.W.J.	2012 BCPC 15	12 months CSO	also charged with 5 breaches; over 100 prior convictions
R. v. McLeod	2007 YKTC 39	9 mo after 2 mo remand	lengthly property-related record; unhelpful PSR; 6 thefts; 1 possession; 1 breach; theft to support habit
R. v. Hartz	2002 ABCA 108	18 mo	defraud employer of $123,860; none recovered
R. v. Schell	2002 ABQB 382 and 2002 ABQB 439	discharge	possession of stolen property; stereo equipment
R. v. Whitemanleft	2000 ABPC 68	3mo after remand	possess doctors’ prescription forms; $300+ merchandise
R. v. Dahlin	1992 CanLII 1204	6 mo	5 thefts; long but dated criminal record; original judge gave 12 months

Breach of Trust (incl. Theft from Employer)

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Edmunds	2012 NLCA 26	discharge	guard at jail steals from employer--diagnosed with depression
R v Bjarnason	2011 CanLII 67010 (MBCA)	4 mo CSO	18 year old; no record; $4,250.56 stolen from employer
R. v. Sutherland	[2011] N.J. No. 64 (P.C.)	4 month CSO	theft from employer

Over $5,000

Case	Citation	Sentence	Amount	Summary
Downey v. R.	2012 NBCA 78 (CanLII)	15 months		stolen tractor worth $66k
R. v. Keeping	2012 CanLII 17398	discharge		husband exercised self-help to property he wanted from ex-wife
R. v. Magas	2012 ABCA 61	9 months	$34,545	offender was employed to collect rents, stole rent money-judge rejected an 18 month CSO recommendation. CA upheld it.
R. v. Moore	2012 ONCA 763 (CanLII)	3 years		theft of a motor vehicle, valued over $5,000.

Theft from Employer

Case	Citation	Sentence	Amount	Summary
R. v. Perez	2012 ABCA 393 (CanLII)	12 months	$116,000	$49k not recovered. History of gambling addiction. Overturn sentence of 2 year less a day CSO.
R. v. McIntosh	2012 ONCJ 216	discharge		RIM employee steals 12 blackberry phones
R. v. Suhr	[2002] O.J. No. 4315 (C.A.)	6 months		theft over; employee of bell Canada stole a quantity of telephones from Bell over one year; money used to support gambling addiction
R v Bennett	(1990), 96 N.S.R.(2d) 121 (NSCA)	6 months	$5,743	offender guilty of theft from employer over 1 month-- no record, age 23--under stress at time--appeal from 18 month sentence--CA says breach of trust requires jail

See Also

• Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Fraud