Peine maximale
Life imprisonment
Classification : Acte criminel
🍁 Impact sur l'immigration
Straight indictable offence carrying life imprisonment. Serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Causing death by criminal negligence creates permanent and severe immigration consequences. Criminal rehabilitation is extremely difficult to obtain.
Texte juridique — Code criminel, art. 220
Every person who by criminal negligence causes death to another person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable (a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.
Historique des modifications (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 220
1995, c. 39, s. 141
Articles connexes
s. 222HomicideActe criminels. 229MeurtreActe criminels. 234Homicide involontaire coupableActe criminel
Source officielle : Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 220 (fait autorité, peut différer de cet affichage)
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