The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime minister. A decision dated Thursday says the six-year sentence handed to Corey Hurren in March 2021, less a year for the…
Man Who Crashed Through Gates of Rideau Hall to Threaten PM Loses Sentence Appeal
Supreme Court to Say Today If It Will Hear ‘Extreme Intoxication’ Case
TORONTO—The Supreme Court decides today if it will weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication. Critics worry the earlier decision will allow a person accused of violent crime to argue they did not know what they were doing. The Ontario Court of Appeal set aside convictions in two cases after…
Supreme Court Agrees to Weigh in on ‘Extreme Intoxication’ Defense
TORONTO—The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication. The court today granted prosecutors in Ontario leave to appeal. The province’s Court of Appeal had set aside two separate convictions after finding part of the law unconstitutional. The relevant provision bars an accused from using self−induced…
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