In the case of a dangerous offender, the judge must first be convinced that the underlying offence constitutes a serious personal injury offence (144) At present, there are two opposing lines of decision on the question of whether the underlying offence under paragraph 725(a) of the Code must involve a high degree of violence and dangerousness (145) The first line holds that the underlying offence must involve an objectively serious degree of violence or dangerousness (146) The second line – supported by the Supreme Court of Canada in Currie(147) –
holds, rather, that emphasis must be placed on the offender’s previous conduct, and accord
...[+++]ingly that it is not necessary that the underlying offence involve a high degree of violence.
Dans le cas d’un délinquant dangereux, le juge devra, en premier lieu, être convaincu que l’infraction sous-jacente constitue des sévices graves à la personne(144). Actuellement, deux courants jurisprudentiels s’opposent sur la question de savoir si l’infraction sous-jacente en vertu de l’alinéa 752a) du Code doit comprendre un degré élevé de violence et de dangerosité(145).