LAWS 2302 Lecture 7: lecture 7
14 Oct 2017
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Provincial government is making reforms to bail system: Triple murderer douglas: sentenced to 75 years without parole, longest sentence in canada! 3 count of first degree murder: 75 years, consecutively! His acts showed evil and that cant be rehabilitated! Didn"t offer remorse when he was in court! More people in jail for pretrial detention than in sentence custody exam!!! (categorized as min or max based on legislation but in pretrial, you arent categorized!!!! Defence lawyers are worried about lack of pre trials due to rights and. Proposal: crisis in pre trial leading to prison overcrowding. Sentencing- in general: 718 of criminal code, see the code! Aiding present for offence: helping, lesser participant. Abetting encouraging behaviour: cant be charged for counselling cause its only applicable if harm is directly portrayed. Section 718 of the criminal code- gives judges some direction with sentencing. Basic idea: appropriate sentencing promotes respect for law and the maintenance of a just, peaceful and safe society.
