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R v Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2 is a constitutional rights decision of the Supreme Court of Canada.The court balanced the societal interest to regulate child pornography against the right to freedom of expression possessed by the defendants under section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; holding, that while general prohibition of child pornography was constitutional, there were some ...
The Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act (French: Loi empêchant les participants à des émeutes ou des attroupements illégaux de dissimuler leur identité, Bill C-309) is a private member's bill, criminalising the actions of protesters who cover their faces during tumultuous demonstrations and introducing a five-year prison sentence for ...
Child pornography laws in Canada. Section 163.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada forbids the production, distribution, and possession of child pornography, which are punishable by a maximum of ten or fourteen years of imprisonment depending on the offense. Portions of the law concerning one-year mandatory minimums for possession and making of ...
Intent is an element of the offense; under New York law, the defendant's "intent" is his or her "conscious objective or purpose." [3] The law does not require prosecutors to show that the defendant intended to cause a pecuniary or commercial loss (i.e., depriving a victim of money or property). [4]
Cybercrime in Canada. Computer crime, or cybercrime in Canada, is an evolving international phenomenon. People and businesses in Canada and other countries may be affected by computer crimes that may, or may not originate within the borders of their country. From a Canadian perspective, 'computer crime' may be considered to be defined by the ...
The criminal law of Canada is under the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada. The power to enact criminal law is derived from section 91 (27) of the Constitution Act, 1867. Most criminal laws have been codified in the Criminal Code, as well as the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act and ...
Background. On September 3, 1985, 15-year-old Robert Chaulk and 16-year-old Francis Morrissette burglarized a home in Winnipeg, and then stabbed and bludgeoned its sole occupant to death. One week later, they turned themselves in, making full confessions. The only defence raised was insanity within the meaning of section 16 of the Criminal Code.
Canada's Criminal Code, Section 351(2), also covers "Disguise with Intent", whereby "Every one who, with intent to commit an indictable offence, has his face masked or coloured or is otherwise disguised is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years". With some exceptions, an indictable offence ...