IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Citation: R. v. Beckett, 2017 BCSC 1754 Date: 20170916 Docket: 96100-1 Registry: Kamloops Regina v. Peter Ernest Edward Beckett Before: The Honourable Madam Justice Beames Oral Reasons for Sentence Counsel for the Crown: I. Currie E. Goulet Counsel for the Accused: M. Sandford, Q.C. A. Tolliday Place and Date of Trial/Hearing: Kelowna, B.C. September 16, 2017 Place and Date of Judgment: Kelowna, B.C. September 16, 2017 [ 1 ] THE COURT: Mr.
Beckett, the jury has found you guilty of the first degree murder, that is to say deliberate and planned murder, of your wife, Laura Letts Beckett. [ 2 ] For that crime, there is no discretion provided under the Criminal Code , and consequently, pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code , I sentence you to life in jail, with no possibility of parole for a period of 25 years. [ 3 ] That concludes my sentence. “Beames J.”