The 3-Year Maskell Starting Point Sentences for Commercial Cocaine Trafficking in Alberta

Criminal law is the quintessential benchmark of community values in a society -The Honourable Judge A.J. Brown In the decision of R v Maskell (1981),[1] the Alberta Court of Appeal established a 3-year starting point sentence for commercial trafficking in cocaine. Since it’s inception, and particularly in recent years, the interpretation and application of starting […]