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R. v. Basque – “The Supreme Court rules that an offender who was prohibited from driving for 21 months while waiting to be sentenced had already served the mandatory minimum punishment.

Posted byDennis Reeve 30 June 202330 June 2023

https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39997-eng.aspx

Posted byDennis Reeve30 June 202330 June 2023Posted inUncategorized

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