Tagged: Sentencing

Criminal Law / Criminal Procedure / Sentencing

by Joey Jang · Nov 11 , 2022

R v Nahanee: Notices and Further Submissions in Contested Sentencing Hearings

Content Warning: This article mentions instances of sexual violence that may be triggering for some readers. R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37 [Nahanee] is a case which addressed two key...

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Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / Criminal Law / Sentencing

by Azka Anees · Nov 2 , 2022

Parliament Must Leave Door Open for Offender Rehabilitation: SCC in R. v. Bissonnette

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Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Equality

by Haritha Popuri · Apr 8 , 2022

R v Sharma: SCC to Determine whether Restrictions on Conditional Sentences Violate the Equality Rights of Indigenous Offenders

“The figures are stark and reflect what may fairly be termed a crisis.”

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Appeal Watch / Criminal Law / Sentencing

by Jennifer Laws · Mar 28 , 2022

“Time Served” for Mandatory Minimum Sentences?: SCC Grants Leave to Appeal in Basque v The Queen

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will revisit mandatory minimum sentences in Jennifer Basque v Her Majesty the Queen (SCC case no. 39997, leave to appeal granted March 10, 2022)....

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Tagged: Sentencing

R v Nahanee: Notices and Further Submissions in Contested Sentencing Hearings

Parliament Must Leave Door Open for Offender Rehabilitation: SCC in R. v. Bissonnette

R v Sharma: SCC to Determine whether Restrictions on Conditional Sentences Violate the Equality Rights of Indigenous Offenders

“Time Served” for Mandatory Minimum Sentences?: SCC Grants Leave to Appeal in Basque v The Queen

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