Monday, January 4, 2010

Victim impact statements

R v Cook, 2009 QCCA 2423 is a useful decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal.

The Court found that aggravating or mitigating factors on sentencing can be found by a sentencing court based on victim impact statements. Presumably such evidence, not being subject to cross-examination, has to be treated with caution.

The decision was released mid December but only came to my attention today.

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