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R v Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that life sentences without a realistic possibility of parole constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The Court unanimously struck down section 745.51 of the Criminal Code, which gave sentencing judges the discretion to stack periods of parole ineligibility for multiple murders, for violating Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case arose in the sentencing for Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette and drew heavy media attention.

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  • R v Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that life sentences without a realistic possibility of parole constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The Court unanimously struck down section 745.51 of the Criminal Code, which gave sentencing judges the discretion to stack periods of parole ineligibility for multiple murders, for violating Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case arose in the sentencing for Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette and drew heavy media attention. (en)
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  • R v Bissonnette (en)
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  • 2022 (xsd:integer)
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  • 2022-05-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Her Majesty The Queen and Attorney General of Quebec v Alexandre Bissonnette (en)
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  • 2022-03-24 (xsd:date)
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  • Judgment for defendant in the Court of Appeal for Quebec (en)
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  • Section 745.51 of the Criminal Code violates Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is of no force or effect (en)
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  • R v Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that life sentences without a realistic possibility of parole constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The Court unanimously struck down section 745.51 of the Criminal Code, which gave sentencing judges the discretion to stack periods of parole ineligibility for multiple murders, for violating Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case arose in the sentencing for Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette and drew heavy media attention. (en)
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