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Live feed attatched to this link. Has been remanded until January for sentencing. They will both do Life.
1st degree Murder Definition: A culpable homicide that is planned and deliberate both aspects must be demonstrated in order for the homicide to be considered first-degree murder.
Some homicides are automatically considered first-degree murder even if they were not intentional or planned:
The killing of a police officer or prison employee on duty.
A killing committed in the course of one of the following offences: hijacking, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, forcible confinement, hostage taking, terrorism, intimidation,criminal harassment, any offence committed on behalf of a criminal organization.
Sentence: First -degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years. Offenders who are paroled remain on parole for the rest of their life, even after their release from prison, meaning they must report to a parole officer and are subject to the conditions of their parole. If they break the conditions of their release, they are sent directly back to prison without a hearing.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/murder-vs-manslaughter-1.1155132