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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
OK, judges & prosecutors shrug their shoulders and say "Hey, the sentence is in line with the law". My MLA is a carcass who is only interested in getting re-elected. How on earth do we get laws like this changed?
Edit: If it is a federal thing, then my MP is Harper. He doesn't seem too close to the constituents either.
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As a prosecutor, you can ask for the moon, but you won't come close to getting it. Sentences are determined based on comparable case law and any relevant sentencing guidelines from the court of appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Be as mad as you want at the trial judge, if he imposed a sentence of ten or twenty years, it would just be quickly appealed and drastically reduced by the court of appeal.
When I practiced in Manitoba, the court of appeal there said the sentencing range for Impaired driving causing death was 2-5 years for a 1st offender. For someone with previous impaired convictions, it was 4-7 years.
Be mad at your MP. Ask him to get sentences changed for laws. That's the only way it will change.