R v PU

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nuca, 2025nuca3, 2025 nuca 3 (canlii), 2025, nuca, 3, (canlii), 19-23-009-cap, 2025, criminal procedure, sentencing, mandatory minimum sentences, appellate intervention, sentencing judge failed to impose the mandatory minimum sentence under section 151(a) of the criminal code, was this an error in principle requiring appellate intervention?, failure to impose a lawfully required sentence constitutes an error in principle requiring appellate intervention, criminal code, r.s.c. 1985, c. c, 46, s. 151(a), criminal procedure, sentencing, proportionality, denunciation and deterrence, sentence imposed was demonstrably unfit, did the sentence fail to account for the gravity of the offence and the principles of proportionality, denunciation, and deterrence?, sentences for sexual offences against children must reflect the seriousness of the offence and the harm caused, criminal code, ss. 718, 718.01, 718.1, evidence, fresh evidence on appeal, post, sentencing conduct, respondent sought to introduce fresh evidence regarding compliance with probation and personal circumstances, should the appellate court consider fresh evidence in determining a fit sentence?, fresh evidence may be admitted if it is in the interests of justice and relevant to the issue on appeal, palmer v the queen, [1980] 1 scr 759, indigenous peoples, sentencing, gladue principles, indigenous offender subjected to sexual abuse as a child, how should gladue considerations influence sentencing for an indigenous offender convicted of sexual offences against children?, sentencing must consider systemic and background factors affecting indigenous offenders and the potential for alternative sanctions, criminal code, s. 718.2(e), r v gladue, [1999] 1 scr 688, r v ipeelee, 2012 scc 13, statutory interpretation, criminal code, mandatory minimum sentences, section 151(a) of the criminal code imposes a one, year mandatory minimum sentence for sexual interference, was the mandatory minimum sentence properly applied?, mandatory minimum sentences must be imposed unless their constitutionality is successfully challenged, criminal code, s. 151(a)