Canada: Assembly Of First Nations Welcomes Supreme Courts Decision On First Nations Sentencing Principles

Canada: Assembly Of First Nations Welcomes Supreme Courts Decision On First Nations Sentencing Principles   Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on Ipeelee, which upholds the 1998 Gladue decision regarding sentencing of Aboriginal people.   “We commend the Supreme Court of Canada for this decision, one which instructs judges to craft ‘fair and balanced sentences’ as a central part of our justice...

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