Canada's top court has ruled that applying mandatory minimum sentences to the offence of child luring is unconstitutional, and such sentences violate a Charter-protected right.
Canada’s top court has ruled that applying mandatory minimum sentences to the offence of child luring is unconstitutional, and such sentences violate a Charter-protected right.
“Put simply, the constituent elements of the child luring offence are so broad and unconstrained as to capture conduct that is only remotely related to the heart of the offence,” the decision read.
“This is ultimately what makes the mandatory minimum provisions constitutionally suspect.”
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Mandatory minimums for any crime are unconstitutional. The whole point of having a judge is to decide on these things.
I don’t think so. Murder is minimum 25 years.
It seems like the law was written too broadly to have a minimum sentence of a year.