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Maximum Youth Sentence: Understanding the Ruling in 20-Year-Old Case
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Nearly two decades after the death of Misha Pavelick, a judge has handed down a sentence. The offender, who was 17 at the time, was given the maximum youth sentence of seven years for the killing of Misha in 2006. To bring us up to speed on the case and explain the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Andrew Hitchcock, criminal lawyer with Pfefferle Law in Saskatoon and the offender's defence lawyer in the Mischa Pavelick case, joins guest host Brent Loucks.