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==General Principles== | |||
The emphasis on sentencing for terrorist offences must be one denunciation and deterrence.<ref> | |||
''R v Hersi'', 2019 ONCA 94{{perONCA|Doherty JA}}{{at|51}}{{LinkNeeded}}<br> | |||
''R v Khalid'', 2010 ONCA 861, 183 O.R. (3d) 600{{LinkNeeded}}<br> | |||
''R v Amara'', 2010 ONCA 858, 266 C.C.C. (3d) 422<br> | |||
''R v Khawaja'', 2010 ONCA 862, 103 O.R. (3d) 321, aff’d 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 SCR 555{{LinkNeeded}}<br> | |||
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==Maximum Life Sentences for Terrorist Activities== | ==Maximum Life Sentences for Terrorist Activities== | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, 12 February 2019
General Principles
The emphasis on sentencing for terrorist offences must be one denunciation and deterrence.[1]
- ↑
R v Hersi, 2019 ONCA 94, per Doherty JA, at para 51(link pending)
R v Khalid, 2010 ONCA 861, 183 O.R. (3d) 600(link pending)
R v Amara, 2010 ONCA 858, 266 C.C.C. (3d) 422
R v Khawaja, 2010 ONCA 862, 103 O.R. (3d) 321, aff’d 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 SCR 555(link pending)
Maximum Life Sentences for Terrorist Activities
- Punishment for terrorist activity
83.27 (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a person convicted of an indictable offence, other than an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment for life is imposed as a minimum punishment, where the act or omission constituting the offence also constitutes a terrorist activity, is liable to imprisonment for life.
- Offender must be notified
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless the prosecutor satisfies the court that the offender, before making a plea, was notified that the application of that subsection would be sought.
2001, c. 41, s. 4.
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