Criminal Code, section 240

Accessory after the fact to murder

What the law says

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Other

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2 cases with this offence

  1. May 8, 2026
    R. v. Cox, 2026 NSSC 153Accessory after the fact to murder, Dartmouth. Justice James L. Chipman
    2 years imprisonment going forward (after 59 days remand credit), then 2 years probation
  2. May 4, 2023
    R. v. Taylor, 2023 NSSC 143Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist; Accessory after the fact to murder, Dartmouth. Justice John P. Bodurtha
    Conditional sentence of two years less a day (14 months concurrent on the intimidation counts), then 12 months probation; DNA order

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