Fait d’administrer une substance délétère (jurisprudence des peines)

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Offence Wording

Administering noxious thing

245 (1) Every person who administers or causes to be administered to any other person or causes any other person to take poison or any other destructive or noxious thing is guilty

(a) of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years, if they did so with intent to endanger the life of or to cause bodily harm to that person; or

(b) of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or of an offence punishable on summary conviction, if they did so with intent to aggrieve or annoy that person.

Exemption

(2) Subsection (1) [Fait d’administrer une substance délétère – infraction] does not apply to

(a) a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who provides medical assistance in dying in accordance with section 241.2 [procédure relative à l’aide médicale à mourir]; and

(b) a person who does anything for the purpose of aiding a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner to provide medical assistance in dying in accordance with section 241.2 [procédure relative à l’aide médicale à mourir].

Definitions

(3) In subsection (2) [Fait d’administrer une substance délétère – exemption], medical assistance in dying, medical practitioner and nurse practitioner have the same meanings as in section 241.1 [définitions concernant l'aide médicale à mourir].

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 245; 2016, c. 3, s. 6; 2019, c. 25, s. 83.
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– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Case Digests

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Summary
2013
R v Morrison-Lonie, 2013 ABCA 202 (CanLII), 553 AR 191, par curiam	AB	CA	5 ans d'emprisonnement (global)	Offender sentenced for kidnapping with a firearm, B&E intending to commit aggravated assault, masking, administering noxious substance. Trouver des résumés de cas.
R v Theriault, 2013 ABCA 203 (CanLII), par curiam	AB	CA	5 ans d'emprisonnement (global)	Offender sentenced for kidnapping with a firearm, B&E intending to commit aggravated assault, masking, administering noxious substance. Co-accused with Morrison-Lonie. Trouver des résumés de cas.
2009
R v Clark, 2009 ABCA 24 (CanLII), 446 AR 148, par Hart JA	AB	CA	6 ans d'emprisonnement (global)	Offender convicted of aggravated assault, unlawful confinement, administering a noxious substance, choking, uttering threats, assault with a weapon, using imitation firearm. Offender got upset over girlfriend's sexual history, put a cigarette and lighter on her, shot her three times using a pellet gun, put motor oil on her and in her mouth, threatened her with a knife to her throat, cut her hair off, and choked her to unconsciousness. Trouver des résumés de cas.
2004
R v Bell, 2004 CanLII 32263 (ON SC), par Archibald J	ON	SC	4 ans d'emprisonnement	Offender convicted of sexual assault x 2 and administering noxious substance x 2. Offender drugged a girl and guy. Had sex with the woman while they were both in-and-out of consciousness. Trouver des résumés de cas.
R v Bourgeois, 2004 CanLII 13060 (QC QC), par Bonin J	QC	PC	1 year imprisonment plus probation	Offender plead guilty to administering noxious substance x 1 and aggravated assault x 2. The offender got his girlfriend pregnant, administered ulcer medication through her vagina, causing a miscarriage. The victim was devastated and suffered depression, and lost his job. Trouver des résumés de cas.
R v SM, 2004 SKQB 358 (CanLII), par Scheilbel J	SK	SC	3.5 ans d'emprisonnement	convicted of manslaughter of wife, involved administering noxious substance Trouver des résumés de cas.
2002
R v McDowell, 2002 ABPC 199 (CanLII), par Fradsham J	AB	PC	12 ans d'emprisonnement (global) 4 ans d'emprisonnement (noxious)	The offender confined young girl, commanded her to undress, sexually assaulted her, put a rag of lock de-icer in her mouth to suffocate her with the intent to cause bodily harm or death. Trouver des résumés de cas.
1999
R v W, LK, 1999 CanLII 3791 (ON CA), 138 CCC (3d) 449, par Moldaver JA	ON	CA		Offender convicted of sexual assault x 10, administering noxious substance x 3, assault causing bodily harm x 1. Offender would physically and sexually abuse young step-children. Locked them in cages in the basement, force them to eat feces and drink urine. Trouver des résumés de cas.
R v JH, 1999 CanLII 3710 (ON CA), par Rosenberg JA	ON	CA	CSO / time served	Offender administered cocaine to 5 year old son. Trial Judge ordered 2 years less a day jail. Trouver des résumés de cas.
1994
R v Touchie, [1994] BCJ No 1313 (BCCA)(*pas de liens CanLII)	BC	CA	non-custodial	The offender was a suicidal mother who tried to kill self and 2.5 year old child by administering rat poison, but immediately removed it from his mouth after putting it in. No harm to child.
1993
R v Wauhkonen, , [1993] Y.J. No 14 (YTSC)(*pas de liens CanLII)	YT	SC	15 mois d'emprisonnement plus probation	The offender was 26 years old. He put Ativin in the drink of a female who became "very ill".
1989
R v Peskey, , [1989] MJ No 160 (MBCA)(*pas de liens CanLII)	MB	CA	8 ans d'emprisonnement (global)	The offender charged with sexual assault, endangering life, and administering a noxious substance intending to endanger life. Offender subdued a 15 year old prostitute with choloroform, then bound and raped her. She was left naked and bound for the day but managed to escape.
R v Symes, 1989 CanLII 7173 (ON CA), 49 CCC (3d) 81, 32 OAC 102, 7 WCB (2d) 346, par Goodman JA	ON	CA	3 mois d'emprisonnement plus probation	Offender found guilty of attempt murder and aministering noxious substance. He sprayed ether in wife's face, she fell down and hit head. 8 months remand time accounted for. CA said sentence too low but did not interfere. Trouver des résumés de cas.