Courts Martial
Decision Information
Date of commencement of the trial: 24 November 2008
Location: Sydney Garrison, Sydney, NS
Charges
•Charge 1 (alternate to charge 2): S. 130 NDA, manslaughter while using, carrying or handling a firearm (s. 236(a) CCC).
•Charge 2 (alternate to charge 1): S. 130 NDA, criminal negligence causing death by using, possessing, carrying or handling a firearm (s. 220(a) CCC).
•Charge 3: S. 124 NDA, negligently performed a military duty imposed on him.
Results
•FINDINGS: Charge 1: A stay of proceedings. Charges 2, 3: Guilty.
•SENTENCE: Imprisonment for a period of four years and dismissal from Her Majesty's service.
General Court Martial (GCM) (composed of a military judge and a panel of five members)
Decision Content
Citation: R. v. Corporal M.A. Wilcox, 2009 CM 2012
Docket: 200849
GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA
VICTORIA PARK, SYDNEY
Date: 30 July 2009
PRESIDING: COMMANDER P.J. LAMONT, M.J.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
v.
CORPORAL M.A. WILCOX
(Accused)
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE COURT
(Rendered orally)
On 30 July 2009, the panel of the General Court Martial of Corporal M.A. Wilcox, held at Victoria Park, Sydney Garrison, Sydney, Nova Scotia, returned a verdict of guilty on charges number two and number three on the charge sheet and directed a stay of proceedings in respect of charge number one on the charge sheet.