Criminal Code, section 266

Assault

What the law says

Maximum
5 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

26 cases with this offence

  1. July 7, 2021
    R. v. Planetta, 2021 NSPC 30Assault, Sydney. Judge A. Peter Ross
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with one year of probation; DNA order and s. 110 firearms prohibition declined

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