R v Regis

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, bcca, 2026bcca360, 2026 bcca 360 (canlii), 2026, bcca, 360, (canlii), ca50631, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, sentencing appeal, leave and extension of time, whether extension of time and leave to appeal a global sentence should be granted, deferential standard of review for sentence appeals (r v lacasse), application for leave not opposed by respondent, applications granted, appeal dismissed, criminal and statutory offences, sentencing, manslaughter, “near accident” to “near murder” spectrum, whether sentencing judge erred in principle by treating manslaughter as “near murder”, surrounding circumstances, mental state, and moral culpability assessed (r v badhesa), no palpable and overriding error shown, appeal dismissed, criminal and statutory offences, sentencing, consecutive sentences and totality, whether deception and concealment were improperly “double counted” as aggravating on manslaughter, distinction between post, offence deception and indignities to remains considered, totality principle applied with reduction (r v m. (c.a.)), global sentence proportionate, appeal dismissed, criminal and statutory offences, sentencing, collateral consequences, whether sentencing judge erred in treating immigration consequences, stigma, and relationship with daughter, weight of stigma where consequence is almost inevitable (r v suter), immigration status already precarious, removal order outstanding, greater concern for child’s stigma accepted, appeal dismissed