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Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette appeals sentence of 40 years without parole
Mar 08, 2019
"...His lawyers dropped off the appeal at the Quebec City courthouse Friday.
In the appeal, lawyers Jean-Claude Gingras and Charles-Olivier Gosselin said the judge erred in applying a 40-year sentence before Bissonnette would be eligible for parole, calling it "illegal."
The appeal seeks to have the sentence reduced to a minimum of 25 years served before Bissonnette is eligible for parole.
Legal experts anticipated the decisions would likely be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court...."
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette appeals sentence of 40 years without parole | CBC News
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Mar 08, 2019
"...His lawyers dropped off the appeal at the Quebec City courthouse Friday.
In the appeal, lawyers Jean-Claude Gingras and Charles-Olivier Gosselin said the judge erred in applying a 40-year sentence before Bissonnette would be eligible for parole, calling it "illegal."
The appeal seeks to have the sentence reduced to a minimum of 25 years served before Bissonnette is eligible for parole.
Legal experts anticipated the decisions would likely be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court...."
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette appeals sentence of 40 years without parole | CBC News
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