POLSCI 3CL3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Regulatory Offence, True Crime, Sentenced
16 Dec 2018
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Is identifying yourself as somebody else a criminal offence or not: up to the courts, recognition of common law defences, not closed categories. If a shoots b in the foot, they have committed a criminal act. If on the way to the hospital b is involved in an accident, in which b loses their life; is a responsible for that death: a would not be to blame because they did not cause the death. Marie wanted to create a new landfill, so they hired someone to build and operate one: the corporation they hired was negligent in their ability to operate one. They did not put the proper systems in place to prevent leakage: the leakage, leaked out of the landfill site and into a waterway, federal government charged sault ste. If the crown proves you did the act you are guilty, periodt. you are guilty) Complete absolution to most criminal offences, 8 defences and 1 excuse.
