Fehr et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2015 ABQB 627
| Judge | Hillier, J. |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Case Date | September 02, 2015 |
| Citations | 2015 ABQB 627;[2015] A.R. TBEd. OC.040 |
Fehr v. Can. (A.G.), [2015] A.R. TBEd. OC.040
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Jacob Fehr, Robbie Fyn, Amarinder Singh Lall, Allan Dawson MacMullin, Arnold Donszelmann (applicants) v. Attorney General of Canada and The Institutional Head of Drumheller Institution (respondent)
(150773984X1; 2015 ABQB 627)
Indexed As: Fehr et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.
Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial District of Edmonton
Hillier, J.
October 6, 2015.
Summary:
The applicants were serving prisoners at Drumheller Institution. They were convicted of offences which occurred while the Accelerated Parole Review regime was available. However, they were ineligible to benefit from that regime as they were sentenced after provisions of the Abolition of Early Parole Act (AEPA) came into effect on March 28, 2011. The applicants applied for a declaration that s. 10(1) of the AEPA violated their rights under s. 11(i) of the Charter.
The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench declared that s. 10(1) of the AEPA violated s. 11(i) of the Charter for those who offended prior to the AEPA coming into force on March 28, 2011 but were sentenced after that date, and it was accordingly of no force and effect in relation to those offenders.
Civil Rights - Topic 3765
Punishment - General - Variation of punishment after offence - Benefit of lesser punishment - See paragraphs 1 to 57.
Civil Rights - Topic 8416
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Criminal proceedings - Right to lesser punishment where punishment varied - See paragraphs 1 to 57.
Criminal Law - Topic 5609
Punishments (sentence) - General principles - Right to benefit of lesser punishment - See paragraphs 1 to 57.
Criminal Law - Topic 5666.1
Punishments (sentence) - Imprisonment and parole - Accelerated parole - See paragraphs 1 to 57.
Counsel:
Alexander Millman, for the applicants;
Robert Drummond and Adam Pasichnyk, for the respondent.
This application was heard on September 2, 2015, before Hillier, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial District of Edmonton, who delivered the following judgment on October 6, 2015.
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