“Parliament did not intend sentencing to be an unguided missile.”
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rangefindr.ca is a tool to help lawyers and judges find criminal sentencing ranges in minutes instead of hours. Click a few tags that describe the kinds of cases you're looking for — such as assault cases where the accused is a first offender — and rangefindr.ca tells you what sentences were imposed in those cases. One more click and you can review the judgments themselves.
rangefindr.ca has saved years of lawyers' and judges' time. It is used in libraries, law firms, and courtrooms across Canada.
THOUSANDS OF CASE RECORDS
MILLIONS OF COMBINATIONS
Thousands of cases have been meticulously tagged by legal professionals. The wheat is already separated from the chaff.
You only receive cases that are right on point.
MORE THAN 20,000 LAWYERS AND JUDGES ALREADY HAVE ACCESS
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WHAT ARE LAWYERS SAYING?
"I researched a sentencing issue yesterday and tried out rangefindr today not thinking I’d get anything new on a Luring case and was surprised to find a recent case that is directly on point and did not come up elsewhere."
"I’m finding excellent results on rangefindr. Extremely easy to use and the information is well organized."
"Wow! I think this program is phenomenal. Even for my offence (not exactly the most common, nor the most reported) I found some good principles and ranges."
"I tried out rangefindr and it is FANTASTIC. I am most impressed with the thought that went into it — you can tell it was made by someone who actually understands the needs of the practitioner. Research of sentencing cases takes me forever but your website makes it manageable, even easy."
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