Sex assault decision focuses on sentencing with respect to rehabilitative programs

By John L. Hill (August 23, 2023, 10:43 AM EDT) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal has definitively shed light on two important issues that have concerned criminal trial counsel of late: (1) Is it proper to extend a sentence when treatment programs would take longer to administer than the usual sentence would allow, and (2) is there to be a fixed calculation for enhanced pretrial custody credits?...