Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Firing Gun at House Unconstitutional: Supreme Court

Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Firing Gun at House Unconstitutional: Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Canada is seen shrouded in fog in Ottawa on Nov 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional.

The decision comes in the case of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from a May 2014 incident in Lethbridge, Alta., in which he swung a baseball bat and shot at a car with a rifle, smashed the window of a vehicle and fired rounds into a family home.