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What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Mandatory Minimum Punishment for Child Pornography Ruled Cruel and Unusual

Cory Wilson recently had the mandatory minimum punishment of one-year imprisonment ruled grossly disproportionate for his very low-functioning client charged [...]
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What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

New Impaired Driving / DUI Laws in Alberta

On December 1, 2020, the Alberta Provincial Government took a radical step by de-criminalizing impaired driving /DUIs in Alberta for [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Released After 31 Years for Non-Violent Marijuana Conviction

Richard DeLisi has been incarcerated since 1989 when, at the age of 40, he was convicted on charges of racketeering, [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Quebec Mosque Killer

The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled on a pressing legal question plaguing the country – are multiple life sentences for [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Confessions: Mr. Big and His Gang

In Wingert, a 19-year-old man was killed after violently being beaten to death. After two years and no leads, police [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Convicted Child Killer to Argue Wrongful Conviction 37 Years Later

In 1983, Phillip Tallio was accused of sexually assaulting and suffocating his 22-month old cousin. Despite a psychologist who spoke [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Explaining the Recent Homicide Spikes in U.S. Cities: The “Minneapolis Effect” and the Decline in Proactive Policing

Major cities across the country have recently suffered dramatic increases in homicides. The increases are remarkable, suddenly-appearing, and widespread in [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Prosecutors and Defence Seek to Overturn 505 Year Drug Sentence

In 1991, a California federal judge sent a clear messge in the war on drugs when he sentenced four men [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Entrapment – Police Suspicion and Dial-A-Dope Phone Numbers

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided that police may conduct investigations into dial-a-dope drug trafficking operations where they have [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Hearsay Admissibility: R v Bradshaw

Hearsay is an out of court statement offered for the truth of its contents. The general rule is that hearsay [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

NXIVM Sex Trafficking Ring

Keith Raniere, the founder and leader of Nxivm, was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of all seven [...]
What are the Different Types of Prison Sentences?

Unreasonable Verdict – Recovered Memories

On November 2, 2017, Angus Waterman was found guilty by a jury and convicted of indecent assault and gross indecency [...]
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