Big Newf and duress, 11 years for carfentanil trafficking, and an increased award for firing an articling student

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Duress is a defence, sometimes referred to as an excuse, for the commission of a criminal offence. The rationale for the defence is the idea of moral involuntariness. These are the requirements for the defence: There must be an explicit or implicit threat of present or future death or bodily harm. The threat can be directed at the accused or a third party. The accused must reasonably believe that the threat will be carried ...