Sentencing Factors Relating to the Offender: Difference between revisions

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-Cultural and customary differences cannot be considered mitigating where it involves offences of violence or offences of a sexual nature.<ref>
-{{CanLIIRP|Brown|1p6kf|1992 CanLII 2829 (AB CA)|73 CCC (3d) 242}}{{TheCourtABCA}}<br>
+There mere existence of cultural or customary differences between the accused's culture and Canadian norms cannot be used as an excuse or as mitigation.<ref>
+{{CanLIIRP|E(H)|gk339|2015 ONCA 531 (CanLII)|336 OAC 363}}{{perONCA|Benotto JA}}{{atL|gk339|33}}<Br>
+{{CanLIIRP|Brown|1p6kf|1992 CanLII 2829 (AB CA)|73 CCC (3d) 242}}{{TheCourtABCA}} re offences of violence or sexual violence<br>
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+To do otherwise creates a problem that new immigrants will not recieve "true protection" of the law.<Ref>
+{{CanLIIRP|Teclesenbet|272df|2009 ABCA 389 (CanLII)|469 AR 193}}{{perABCA|McDonald JA}}{{atL|272df|9}}
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-However, a lack of facility with English has been treated as mitigating in certain circumstances.<ref>
+A lack of facility with English has been treated as mitigating in certain circumstances.<ref>
 {{CanLIIR-N|Huang|, [2005] OJ No 1855 (SCJ)}}{{at-|21}}<br>
 {{CanLIIR-N|Shaliwal|, [2011] MJ No 213(Q.B.)}}{{at-|41}}<br>