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The emphasis on sentencing for terrorist offences must be one denunciation and deterrence.<ref> | The emphasis on sentencing for terrorist offences must be one denunciation and deterrence.<ref> | ||
''R v Hersi'', 2019 ONCA 94{{perONCA|Doherty JA}}{{ | ''R v Hersi'', [http://canlii.ca/t/hxg87 2019 ONCA 94] (CanLII){{perONCA|Doherty JA}}{{atL|hxg87|51}}<br> | ||
''R v Khalid'', 2010 ONCA 861, 183 O.R. (3d) 600{{ | ''R v Khalid'', [http://canlii.ca/t/2f03x 2010 ONCA 861] (CanLII), 183 O.R. (3d) 600{{TheCourtONCA}}<br> | ||
''R v Amara'', 2010 ONCA 858, 266 C.C.C. (3d) 422<br> | ''R v Amara'', [http://canlii.ca/t/2f040 2010 ONCA 858] (CanLII), 266 C.C.C. (3d) 422{{TheCourtONCA}}<br> | ||
''R v Khawaja'', 2010 ONCA 862, 103 O.R. (3d) 321, aff’d 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 SCR 555{{ | ''R v Khawaja'', [http://canlii.ca/t/2f041 2010 ONCA 862] (CanLII), 103 O.R. (3d) 321, aff’d 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 SCR 555{{TheCourtONCA}}<br> | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, 26 August 2019
General Principles
The emphasis on sentencing for terrorist offences must be one denunciation and deterrence.[1]
- ↑
R v Hersi, 2019 ONCA 94 (CanLII), per Doherty JA, at para 51
R v Khalid, 2010 ONCA 861 (CanLII), 183 O.R. (3d) 600, per curiam
R v Amara, 2010 ONCA 858 (CanLII), 266 C.C.C. (3d) 422, per curiam
R v Khawaja, 2010 ONCA 862 (CanLII), 103 O.R. (3d) 321, aff’d 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 SCR 555, per curiam
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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