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R. v. Hawkins

Court Supreme Court
Date 2009-12-10
Citation 2009 NSSC 410
Docket SYD CRS 282648
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Edwards, Frank C. (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - R. v. Hawkins - 2009 NSSC 410 - 2009-12-10 - Decision

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SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

Citation: R v. Hawkins, 2009 NSSC 410

 

Date: (20091210)

Docket: SYD CRS 282648

Registry: Sydney

 

Between:

Her Majesty the Queen

 

v.

 

Herbert John Hawkins

 

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

Judge:                   The Honourable Justice Frank Edwards

 

Heard:                  October 13 - November 3 and December 10, 2009, in Sydney,

 Nova Scotia

 

Written

Decision:               January 27, 2010 (delivered Orally December 10, 2009)

 

Subject:                Sentence following conviction for second degree murder – determination of parole eligibility period.

 

Facts:          Jury found offender guilty of second degree murder.  Victim was 48 year old handicapped adult in his own home.  Murder particularly violent, brutal and unprovoked.  Motive was robbery.  Offender not on drugs or alcohol at time but motive was to get money to buy cocaine.  Offender on probation at the time of offence.

 

Result:                  Not eligible for parole until 20 years of life sentence served.

 

 

Cases Noted:         R. v. Mitchell, [1987] N.S.J. No. 430

R. v. Perlin (1977), 23 N.S.R. (2d)

R. v. Muise (1993) 124 N.S.R. (2d) 105 (NSSC)

 

 

 

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