After Halifax homicide results in no charges, what constitutes self-defence?
Police said one person involved in the home invasion had previously been to the home, but didn’t elaborate on the relationship to the homeowner.
Sections 34 and 35 of the Criminal Code of Canada establish that a person is not criminally culpable while defending themselves or their property.The Criminal Code was amended in 2016, which helped simplify definitions, said Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law professor Archie Kaiser. “You can use force all the way up to lethal force,” he said. “That, again, depends on the presence and level of intensity of the factors that parliament has set out.”The nature of the force or threat, and its imminence;The role of the person using self-defence in the incident;Prior relationships between those involved.
But Kaiser said if excessive or unreasonable force is used, then you become criminally culpable for harm caused. “You would go from someone who would be involved in non-culpable homicide to culpable homicide, which could be murder or manslaughter,” he explained.“Your response is supposed to be measured,” said Ontario defence lawyer Edward Burlew, who practices across the country.
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