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Examen en appel d'une désignation de DD et DC

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Appellate Review

An accused who is subject to a dangerous offender order may appeal under s. 759(1) on grounds of law, fact, or mixed fact and law. The appeal is different from a sentence appeal. The reviewing court looks at "legal errors and whether the dangerous offender designation was reasonable."[1]

A dangerous offender designation is reviewable on a standard of reasonableness.[2]It is also reviewable on correctness for errors of law.[3]

The appellate court cannot have a "fresh look" at the designation and deference must be paid to the sentencing judge's findings.[4]

  1. ↑ R c Allan, 2015 BCCA 229 (CanLII), par Savage JA, au para 3
    R c Currie, 1997 CanLII 347 (SCC), [1997] 2 SCR 260, par Lamer CJ, au para 33
  2. ↑ R c Boutilier, 2016 BCCA 235 (CanLII), 336 CCC (3d) 293, par D Smith JA, au para 86
    Currie, supra, au para 33
  3. ↑ R c Bragg, 2015 BCCA 498 (CanLII), 332 CCC (3d) 145, par MacKenzie JA, aux paras 19 to 22
    R c Sawyer, 2015 ONCA 602 (CanLII), 328 CCC (3d) 523, par Tulloch JA, aux paras 26 to 29
  4. ↑ Allan, supra, au para 3

Appeal of Finding of Dangerousness

A finding of "dangerousness" is a finding of fact.[1]

Appeal — offender

759 (1) An offender who is found to be a dangerous offender or a long-term offender may appeal to the court of appeal from a decision made under this Part [Pt. XXIV – Délinquants dangereux et délinquants à contrôler (art. 752 à 761)] on any ground of law or fact or mixed law and fact.

(1.1) [Repealed, 2008, c. 6, s. 51]

Appeal — Attorney General

(2) The Attorney General may appeal to the court of appeal from a decision made under this Part [Pt. XXIV – Délinquants dangereux et délinquants à contrôler (art. 752 à 761)] on any ground of law.

Disposition of appeal

(3) The court of appeal may

(a) allow the appeal and
(i) find that an offender is or is not a dangerous offender or a long-term offender or impose a sentence that may be imposed or an order that may be made by the trial court under this Part [Pt. XXIV – Délinquants dangereux et délinquants à contrôler (art. 752 à 761)], or
(ii) order a new hearing, with any directions that the court considers appropriate; or
(b) dismiss the appeal.

(3.1) and (3.2) [Repealed, 2008, c. 6, s. 51]

Effect of decision

(4) A decision of the court of appeal has the same force and effect as if it were a decision of the trial court.
(4.1) to (5) [Repealed, 2008, c. 6, s. 51]

Commencement of sentence

(6) Notwithstanding subsection 719(1) [début de la peine], a sentence imposed on an offender by the court of appeal pursuant to this section shall be deemed to have commenced when the offender was sentenced by the court by which he was convicted.

Part XXI applies re appeals

(7) The provisions of Part XXI [Pt. XXI – Appels – actes criminels (art. 673 à 696)] with respect to procedure on appeals apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to appeals under this section.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 759; 1995, c. 22, s. 10; 1997, c. 17, s. 6; 2008, c. 6, s. 51.
[annotation(s) ajoutée(s)]

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

Note: 759(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), et (7)

  1. ↑ R c Lyons, 1987 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1987] 2 SCR 309, par La Forest J, au p. 364
    R c Boutilier, 2016 BCCA 235 (CanLII), 336 CCC (3d) 293, par D Smith JA, au para 86
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