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The Sentence: Case Study

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Do you agree with: the Decision/Held in the case, the Sentence?
I think that the Defendant Ms Flett is guilty and I agree with the decision of the judge in this case. The sentence for Ms Flett is that she received life imprisonment for each count of manslaughter that is being served concurrently, along with six months for the charge of arson, which is also being served concurrently, and weapons prohibition for life. Ms Flett will be eligible for parole after seven years, if she is granted parole she will be under community supervision for the rest of her life. I agree with the judge’s decision because Ms Flett’s actions killed five people, acted unreasonably, and had said herself that she wanted “to scare” her targets. Ms Flett could have acted differently given the circumstances of the situation, since she acted recklessly and irrationally caused the death of five innocent people. Though considering that Ms Flett had been drinking before she committed the crime, this could explain some of her actions due to a reduced intellectual capacity, however, cannot make them excusable. …show more content…

People with disabilities are not just physical but include mental, social, and emotional conditions. Since Ms Flett suffered from mental illness she the judge would have paid attention when giving her the sentence, since he must be aware of the reasons as to why she must have committed the crime (done through the psychologist) and accommodate her punish accordingly. Likewise, the Canadian court can request a pre-sentencing and bail hearing report when considering sentencing an offender of Aboriginal background under Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code. The conditions that Ms Flett had suffered when growing up on an Aboriginal reserve had contributed to her mental health issues, for this reason the judge had to recognize when sentencing Ms

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