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[–] azi@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A man in 2008 was charged for simply drunkenly jiggling a doorknob. Though he was acquitted, the court affirmed that "the Crown is not required to prove that the accused also had an intention to commit a specific evil act" in order to convict. In 2004 a man was sentenced to 30 days prison for trespassing at night during a crime spree in which he broke some windows and stole some cigarettes and beer.

This is a summary offence meaning it has a maximum penalty of two years less a day in jail (and thus would be in a provincial jail) or a $50 000 fine. There's no minimum penalty.