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==A judge can give you an adult sentence== | ==A judge can give you an adult sentence== | ||
Under the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/Y-1.5/index.html Youth Criminal Justice Act]'' (the Act) a prosecutor can ask the court for an adult sentence if the offence has a sentence of more than 2 years for adults, and it was committed after the young person turned 14. | Under the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/Y-1.5/index.html Youth Criminal Justice Act]'' (the Act), a prosecutor can ask the court for an adult sentence if the offence has a sentence of more than 2 years for adults, and it was committed after the young person turned 14. | ||
The Act says a prosecutor must consider if it’s appropriate to ask for an adult sentence if the offense was a serious, violent offence (including murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, and aggravated sexual assault) and it was committed after the young person turned 14. The prosecutor must tell the court if they are not seeking an adult sentence in these cases. Each province and territory can set the age, 14 to 16 years, when these parts of the Act apply to the prosecutor. | The Act says a prosecutor must consider if it’s appropriate to ask for an adult sentence if the offense was a serious, violent offence (including murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, and aggravated sexual assault) and it was committed after the young person turned 14. The prosecutor must tell the court if they are not seeking an adult sentence in these cases. Each province and territory can set the age, 14 to 16 years, when these parts of the Act apply to the prosecutor. | ||
