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R v Bissonnette

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…

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Chief Justice
Richard Wagner
Citations
2022 SCC 23
Docket No.
39544
Full case name
Her Majesty The Queen and Attorney General of Quebec v Alexandre Bissonnette
Prior history
Judgment for defendant in the Court of Appeal for Quebec
Puisne Justices
Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Suzanne Côté, Russell Brown, Malcolm Rowe, Sheilah Martin, Nicholas Kasirer, Mahmud Jamal

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R v Bissonnette

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R v Bissonnette

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Chief Justice · 1
R v Bissonnette → Richard Wagner
Citations · 1
R v Bissonnette → 2022 SCC 23
Docket No. · 1
R v Bissonnette → 39544
Full case name · 1
R v Bissonnette → Her Majesty The Queen and Attorney General of Quebec v Alexandre Bissonnette
Prior history · 1
R v Bissonnette → Judgment for defendant in the Court of Appeal for Quebec
Puisne Justices · 1
R v Bissonnette → Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Suzanne Côté, Russell Brown, Malcolm Rowe, Sheilah Martin, Nicholas Kasirer, Mahmud Jamal
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R v Bissonnette → Wagner CJ

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R v BissonnetteChief JusticeRichard Wagner1.00infobox
R v BissonnetteCitations2022 SCC 231.00infobox
R v BissonnetteDocket No.395441.00infobox
R v BissonnetteFull case nameHer Majesty The Queen and Attorney General of Quebec v Alexandre Bissonnette1.00infobox
R v BissonnettePrior historyJudgment for defendant in the Court of Appeal for Quebec1.00infobox
R v BissonnettePuisne JusticesMichael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Suzanne Côté, Russell Brown, Malcolm Rowe, Sheilah Martin, Nicholas Kasirer, Mahmud Jamal1.00infobox
R v BissonnetteUnanimous reasons byWagner CJ1.00infobox

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