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However, the offender's mental health condition is not a factor in sentencing where there is no connection at all between the offence and the condition.<ref> | However, the offender's mental health condition is not a factor in sentencing where there is no connection at all between the offence and the condition.<ref> | ||
{{CanLIIRP|Shahnawaz|1fbgv|2000 CanLII 16973 ( | {{CanLIIRP|Shahnawaz|1fbgv|2000 CanLII 16973 (ON CA)|149 CCC 97}}{{perONCA|Charron JA}}</ref> | ||
By contrast, a person who commits a crime of violence "while in a sane and sober condition, unaffected by mental impairment of any kind, has the highest level of responsibility, or moral culpability."<ref> | By contrast, a person who commits a crime of violence "while in a sane and sober condition, unaffected by mental impairment of any kind, has the highest level of responsibility, or moral culpability."<ref> | ||