CRIM 230 Chapter Notes -Foster Care, Abet, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
25 Jul 2013
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To enact criminal law and thereby create crimes; this jurisdiction is known as the federal criminal law power. Crime has two major elements: conduct that is prohibited because it is evil/injurious/undesirable effect on public (can be act or omission, a penalty that may be imposed when probation is violated. Three classification of crime: summary conviction offences (eg taking vehicle without consent, being nude in public) Max penalty 2000$ fine or 6 months imprisonment, or both. Indictable offences (eg murder, manslaughter, sexual assault with a weapon, theft over , break & enter) More serious crime / more severe sentence. Most cases are electable: accuse can choose tried by provincial judge, superior judge alone or sc+jury: not electable for more serious indictable, eg murder only for superior judge+jury. Preliminary hearing: before provincial judge, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put accused person on trial: hybrid offences (eg assault, sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment, theft under , fraud under )
