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Criminal Code, section 220

Criminal negligence causing death

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent, causing death

No minimum unless a firearm is used: MMP of 4 years when a firearm is used (s.220(a)); see "Criminal negligence causing death with a firearm".

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

1 case with this offence

  1. February 4, 2022
    R. v. Francisco, 2022 BCSC 420Criminal negligence causing death, Burnaby. Justice Janet Winteringham
    4 years' imprisonment, then a 4-year driving prohibition

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