I will answer for the US - and I cannot believe that Canadian law is THAT much different . . . .Hiring a "hit man" puts you in the same category as the actual killer and you will be tried the same as...
It depends on who u abducted if you abduct the Prez ur gunna get shot, if u abduct a hobo on the street u will probably just get warned and laughed at. Courtisy of Austin Lewis.
It depends on a lot, what state, what town in that state, how much the items were worth, what the items were, how you did it, who were you with when did it, if you did it before or have had other...