Article
Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Keywords
- Criminal Law,
- Constructive Murder,
- Sentencing Principles,
- Criminal Code of Canada,
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
- Murder,
- Homicide,
- Section 7
Disciplines
Abstract
This article explores the principle of "constructive" murder and how it interacts with the sentencing and the parties sections of the Criminal Code. The authors re-examine these issues in light of the Charter. They conclude that constructive murder has no place in a post-Charter Canada.
Publication Abbreviation
Alta L Rev
Citation Information
Isabel Grant & A Wayne Mackay, "Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle" (1987) 25:2 Alta L Rev 129.