See previous thread here:
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Now, he'll get life for sure, the only question is how long the parole ineligibility period will be -- that is, the minimum amount of time he has to serve in prison before being considered for release.
The default for first-degree murder is 25 years*. However, since 2011, Canadian judges have had the option of making the parole ineligibility period consecutive for each count of murder -- a provision (s. 745.51 of the Criminal Code) that's been exercised in only a handful of cases. So, in other words, Minassian's parole ineligibility period could be stretched up to a maximum of 250 years.
Now here's where Canadian law gets interesting. Back in November 2020, the Quebec City mosque shooter (six deaths) had his parole ineligibility period reduced from 40 years to 25, after the Court of Appeal of Quebec unanimously decided (Bissonnette v. The Queen) that s. 745.51 violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They reasoned that allowing judges to issue an ineligibility period beyond a prisoner's natural lifespan would be "cruel and unusual". The Canadian government appealed, so this case is pending before the Supreme Court of Canada.
That case could very well decide Minassian's fate too.
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*for a person aged 18 or over at the time of the offence. The incel being charged with murder and terrorist activity after attacking a massage parlour in Toronto and stabbing a woman with a machete faces a parole ineligibility period of ten years, not 25 years, because he was aged 17 at the time of the attack.
Judge: Alek Minassian was not an incel, simply sought fame, is guilty
So today, Justice Anne Molloy found Minassian guilty for murdering 10 normies and the attempted murder of another 16. The full 69-page ruling can be read here. Much of it is a discussion of the jurisprudence surrounding autism, mental disorders, and criminal responsibility (as AM's lawyers...
incels.is
Now, he'll get life for sure, the only question is how long the parole ineligibility period will be -- that is, the minimum amount of time he has to serve in prison before being considered for release.
The default for first-degree murder is 25 years*. However, since 2011, Canadian judges have had the option of making the parole ineligibility period consecutive for each count of murder -- a provision (s. 745.51 of the Criminal Code) that's been exercised in only a handful of cases. So, in other words, Minassian's parole ineligibility period could be stretched up to a maximum of 250 years.
Now here's where Canadian law gets interesting. Back in November 2020, the Quebec City mosque shooter (six deaths) had his parole ineligibility period reduced from 40 years to 25, after the Court of Appeal of Quebec unanimously decided (Bissonnette v. The Queen) that s. 745.51 violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They reasoned that allowing judges to issue an ineligibility period beyond a prisoner's natural lifespan would be "cruel and unusual". The Canadian government appealed, so this case is pending before the Supreme Court of Canada.
That case could very well decide Minassian's fate too.
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*for a person aged 18 or over at the time of the offence. The incel being charged with murder and terrorist activity after attacking a massage parlour in Toronto and stabbing a woman with a machete faces a parole ineligibility period of ten years, not 25 years, because he was aged 17 at the time of the attack.
