COMMERCE 2MA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Peremptory Challenge, Verdict, Mens Rea
14 Nov 2018
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Case to meet: case for the crown that is sufficiently strong to support a conviction. Directed verdict: a verdict acquitting the accused after the crown closes its case where there is insufficient evidence to support a conviction. Jury array: pool of potential jurors assembled under provincial legislation; also called jury panel or jury roll. Empanelling a jury: process of jury selection for individual trials, governed by the criminal code. Peremptory challenge: the procedure by which the defence or crown can reject a potential juror without giving reasons, as authorized by the criminal code. Challenge for cause: procedure for challenging a potential juror for a reason listed in s. 638 of the. Trier of fact: the determiner, whether judge or jury, of the facts on the basis of admissible evidence. Examination in chief: oral examination of a witness by the lawyer who summoned the witness to testify.
