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CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 545
Punishment of accessories after the fact to offences
545 Punishment of accessories after the fact to offences
(1) A person who becomes an accessory after the fact to an indictable offence
punishable by mandatory life imprisonment is liable, if no other punishment is
provided, to life imprisonment.
(2) A person who becomes an accessory after
the fact to an indictable offence punishable by life imprisonment but not
mandatory life imprisonment is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to
14 years imprisonment.
(3) A person who becomes an accessory after the fact
to any other indictable offence or a simple offence is liable, if no other
punishment is provided, to a punishment equal to one-half of the greatest
punishment to which an offender convicted of the offence is liable.
(4) In
this section—
"mandatory life imprisonment" means a penalty of life imprisonment that can
not be mitigated or varied under this Code or any other law.
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