SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indictable Offence, Crown Attorney, Summary Offence
10 May 2017
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Once police do their investigation, they provide the info to court. Media in uence shows they"re really fun and exciting, but in real life they"re boring. 10% of cases go to trial, other 90% get pleaded out or charges are dropped. Caseloads are diminished by getting people to plead guilty before trial. Usually decided on what the possible punishment could be for a crime. Lower courts most cases go through here (lesser offences) Higher courts less cases go through here (serious offences) Supreme court of canada is the highest court. Summary offences - routine cases, 3-5 mins on average in court, all decisions are made by a judge alone, sentences tend to be less severe ( nes up to 5000 dollars, prison term up to 6 months in prison) Absolute jurisdiction superior (sec 469) (include murder, treason, piracy) begin with preliminary hearing (premaphasy case- is there enough evidence for a trial).
