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Record 1 2009-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Sentencing
CONT

Where it has been established that the sentencing judge made an error in the exercise of his or her discretion, the court may receive fresh evidence of post sentence conduct to determine whether some other sentence is warranted in law.

CONT

Despite the fact that it is the post-sentencing behaviour we might look to confirm the offender’s dangerousness, the criterion that is already set out stresses at all times the past behaviour and offences. It really does not permit much allowance for change or for rehabilitation while in the system.

Key term(s)
  • post-sentencing conduct
  • postsentencing behavior
  • post-sentence behaviour
  • postsentence behaviour
  • postsentence conduct
  • post-sentence behavior
  • postsentence behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Peines
CONT

Même si c'est le comportement postsentenciel du délinquant qui devrait servir à confirmer sa dangerosité, le critère déjà établi met l'accent sur l'infraction et le comportement passé.

Key term(s)
  • conduite postsentencielle
  • conduite post-sentencielle

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-07-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Courts
CONT

The Court... did not exercise its fresh discretion in accordance....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Tribunaux
CONT

Lorsque la Cour ... a exercé un nouveau pouvoir discrétionnaire, elle ne l'a pas fait d'une manière conforme aux....

OBS

Source(s) : [1987] 1 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] 110, p. 156.

Spanish

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