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Black defendants’ race-related woes should influence sentencing, court in Canada rules, sparking debate over 2-tier justice system

Last week, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal noted a “responsibility” to “equip judges sentencing offenders of African descent with the tools to craft fit sentences.” The court made the “landmark” legal judgment when considering the sentencing of a black defendant convicted of gun possession charges, local media reported. In …

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