Criminal Code, section 221

Criminal negligence causing bodily harm

What the law says

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

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1 case with this offence

  1. October 20, 2023
    R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 65Pointing a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Criminal negligence causing bodily harm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Two years less a day conditional sentence (18 months house arrest, then curfew), then 12 months probation

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