Wednesday, July 7, 2004
Bad judgment
Blatchford says that sure, judges sentence using precedence, but there is a great deal of latitude for sentencing.
But nonetheless, the report is dotted with informative little boxes that illustrate the fact that while Canadian judges are to some degree bound by legal precedent, they also have considerable latitude in sentencing under the Criminal Code.
Clearly, there are too many soft judges that are unresponsive to the public will.
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