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Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Criminal Law

1987

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Constructive Murder And The Charter: In Search Of Principle, A. Wayne Mackay, Isabel Grant Jan 1987

Constructive Murder And The Charter: In Search Of Principle, A. Wayne Mackay, Isabel Grant

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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.