In United States of America v. Wilcox, 2015 BCCA 39, leave to appeal ref’d [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 124, Madam Justice Bennett considered the extradition of a man convicted in absentia in the United States on two of four counts concerning sexual conduct with a minor. The sentence he faced in the United States was presumptively 40 years’ incarceration, with a minimum of 26 years, and the potential for a 108‑year sentence in the event of an unsuccessful conviction appeal. In Canada, the comparable offence carried a minimum sentence of 45 days and a maximum of ten years’ incarceration.
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