Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle

Authors

A. Wayne MacKay, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of LawFollow
Isabel Grant, Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1987

Keywords

Criminal Law, Constructive Murder, Sentencing Principles, Criminal Code of Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Murder, Homicide, Section 7

Abstract

This article explores the principle of "constructive" murder and how it interacts with the sentencing and the parties sections of the Criminal Code. The authors re-examine these issues in light of the Charter. They conclude that constructive murder has no place in a post-Charter Canada.

Recommended Citation

Isabel Grant & A Wayne Mackay, "Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle" (1987) 25:2 Alta L Rev 129.

Publication Abbreviation

Alta L Rev