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BATTLEFORD, Sask., Dec 1 (LSN) – Robert Latimer, convicted last month of second-degree murder for killing his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, has received an unprecedented constitutional exemption from the ten year minimum sentence. Justice Ted Noble of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench ruled today that, according to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the minimum sentence in this case would amount to “cruel and unusual punishment.” Justice Noble cited legal precedents, in which other “mercy killers” have been given a slap on the wrist. He also indicated he believed Latimer was a good father, and acted out of compassion.