Table 7
Court outcomes for making or distributing child pornography cases, pre- and post-2012 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Court outcomes of completed court cases | Summary cases | Indictable cases | ||||||
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Pre-2012Table 7 Note 1 | Post-2012Table 7 Note 2 | Pre-2012Table 7 Note 1 | Post-2012Table 7 Note 2 | |||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total cases, by decision | 26 | 100 | 39 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 64 | 100 |
Acquitted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stay of proceeding | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Withdrawn, dismissed, discharged | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
Other decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guilty | 20 | 77 | 29 | 74 | 61 | 84 | 59 | 92 |
Total guilty cases, by sentence and custody length | 20 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 61 | 100 | 59 | 100 |
Non-custodial sentence | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
CustodyTable 7 Note 3 | 17 | 94 | 22 | 92 | 54 | 100 | 55 | 96 |
Less than 14 days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 to 44 days | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 to 89 days | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
90 days to less than 6 months | 11 | 61 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 3 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
1 year to less than 2 years | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 54 | 38 | 67 |
2 years or longer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 18 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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