Canada's Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of minimum sentences for child abduction charges.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of a man (identified only as H.V.) ofQuebec. The man pleaded guilty to luringchildren. Crimes committed in 2017.
He said s. was unconstitutional.
A court in Quebec imposed two years of probation on him, including 150 hours of community service.
However, the state's superior court decided that the sentence imposed by the judge was too lenient, so he sentenced the man to 90 days' imprisonment, which he served intermittently.
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The Court also concluded that mandatory minimum sentences were unconstitutional and that infringement
Quebec The Court of Appeal dismissed objections by the King and the Provincial Attorney General, upholding the judgment and declaration of nullity.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 18, 2022.
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