Sentence Limits and Pretrial Credit

A judge’s sentence for a teen manslaughter offender may be unconstitutional — defense argues 12 months jail plus 6 months supervision, plus 25 months already served, exceeds the 3-year Youth Criminal Justice Act limit. Crown says judges have discretion on pre-trial credit. Meanwhile, in another case, lawyers challenge a 15-year manslaughter sentence, saying it overemphasized moral blame — Crown counters with violent history and weapon use, while appeal judges have yet to rule. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a5bf3485d0e61df6