POLS 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Mandatory Sentencing, Bill Mullins, Sian Elias
16 Apr 2016
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Supreme court urged to overhaul sentencing philosophy : makin. Alberta court of appeal says that trial judges must be restrained from injection their personal views into the sentencing process. Invited parliament to consider it"s options unless the judiciary gets their shit together and makes predictable sentences. This call will be picked up by harper"s conservatives. No real harm done seems to be the assumption when it comes to giving out rape sentences. This trend allows attorneys to judge shop . Need to balance between judiciary discretion and predictable sentencing ranges. Wants the introduction of a sentencing commission. " s punishment deemed a slap on the wrist: blanchford. Smith was a pathologist, was forced to give up his medical license in ontario (can apply in other provinces) and was fined . Bill mullins johnson was wrongly convicted due to smith"s expert testimony . People he testified against spent years of their lives in prison, maria shepherd was labeled a baby killer.
