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Op-Ed: Ontario judge right to strike down mandatory minimum gun sentence

The problem with the three year mandatory sentence for possession of a firearm is not that the judge had no discretion; it was that the prosecution had too much.
In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 4 comments

Ontario judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence

Toronto - Justice Anne Molloy, of the Superior Court of Justice, found the mandatory minimum punishment for a first offence of possession of a firearm to be unconstitutional.
In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 6 comments
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The Ontario government is appealing a court decision that overturned a mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offence as unconstitutional.


An Ontario Superior Court judge has struck down a mandatory minimum sentence for a first offence of possessing a loaded firearm.


Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is reaffirming his support for mandatory minimum sentences in the wake of a court decision striking one down as unconstitutional.


Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is standing by mandatory minimum sentencing legislation, despite a new warning from U.S. officials that such laws don't work.


Canada's highest court has twice ruled that mandatory minimum sentences will "inevitably" and "unavoidably" result in miscarriages of justice. But the Supreme Court also has cautioned judges to only reluctantly override sentencing guidelines set by politicians.

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