by Andrew Barbacki | Feb 24, 2010 | sentencing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/truth-in-sentencing-bill-becomes-law/article1478903/ The law referred to in the above article was passed prior to the prorogation of Parliament which was discussed in a Feb 28th posting (see below). It only remained to be...
by Andrew Barbacki | Feb 20, 2010 | sentencing, White collar crimes
Both of these notorious white collar criminals received close to the maximum sentence available for the offences they were charged with. Yet many believe the resulting punishment was insufficient for their crimes and they wonder why the prosecution didn’t...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jul 21, 2009 | mandatory minimum sentencing, sentencing, Uncategorized
Mandatory Minimum Sentences are those imposed after a finding of guilt for offences for which the Criminal Code provides that the punishment cannot be less than the minimum specified. Historically, murder was the only common offence (other examples being treason and...
