Table 5
Court outcomes for making or distributing child pornography cases, pre- and post-2005 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Court outcomes of completed court cases | Summary cases | Indictable cases | ||||||
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Pre-2005Table 5 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 5 Note 2 | Pre-2005Table 5 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 5 Note 2 | |||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total cases, by decision | 26 | 100 | 55 | 100 | 51 | 100 | 110 | 100 |
Acquitted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stay of proceeding | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Withdrawn, dismissed, discharged | 9 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Other decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guilty | 16 | 62 | 50 | 91 | 44 | 86 | 96 | 87 |
Total guilty cases, by sentence and custody length | 16 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 44 | 100 | 96 | 100 |
Conditional sentence | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
Probation | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Other non-custodial sentences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CustodyTable 5 Note 3 | 8 | 50 | 46 | 98 | 23 | 55 | 91 | 98 |
Less than 14 days | 2 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 to 44 days | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
45 to 89 days | 2 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
90 days to less than 6 months | 1 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
1 year to less than 2 years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 59 |
2 years or longer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 |
Unknown custody length | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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