The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (2004) indicates: "Age (including youth) is not

ordinarily relevant in determining whether a departure is warranted. Age may be a

reason to depart downward in a case in which the defendant is elderly and infirm and

where a form of punishment such as home confinement may be equally efficient as and

less costly than incarceration" (emphasis added). Is age alone sufficient evidence of

mitigation for elderly offenders? Discuss using evidence from class. Your response

should consider what is unique or distinct about age. (Age and Collateral Consequences

of Conviction: Aging)

- Readings

o Aging Population - R. v. Premji, 2021 ONCA 721

o Miller, D. (2011). Sentencing elderly criminal offenders. NAELA Journal, 7(2), 221-248.