CCLA will be before the Supreme Court today in IM v. R appear for juvenile justice

The CCLA will appear as an intervener in the Supreme Court of Canada today IN v. R.. This appeal concerns the test for sentencing a young offender as an adult under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, issued the following statement:

“The Juvenile Justice Act protects youth in the criminal justice system, values ​​their rehabilitation and gives them a second chance. The CCLA will argue in the Supreme Court today that sentencing courts must set out and take into account two important principles when considering sentencing a young person as an adult.

First, young people are always entitled to the presumption of diminished moral culpability, which must be rebutted at a high level in order to convict a young person as an adult. Second, any factor relied upon by the prosecution to support an adult sentence must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

These principles are essential to protect the rights of young people in criminal proceedings.”

You can read our fact sheet here.

The CCLA would like to thank you for the excellent performance pro bono Represented Samara Secter and Cori Goldberger of Addario Law Group in this case.