FSC271H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Law Society, Frye Standard, Exclusionary Rule
Document Summary
Justice and truth are foundational principles but has other purposes retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation. Investigation: ministry of community safety & correctional services, opp, office of the fire marshall, office of the chief coroner, ontario forensic pathology service, centre of forensic science. Administration: ministry of attorney general, crown attorneys, court services division. Summary conviction offence: for relatively minor offences, tried by ontario court of justice no jury. Indictable conviction offence: for serious crimes including crimes involving violence, need warrant for arrest, must provide fingerprints. Hybrid conviction offence: crown can choose to prosecute either by summary conviction or indictment, is indictment until chosen otherwise. Affidavit a written statement or declaration of facts that are sworn to be true. Voir dire a trial within a trial, procedure to determine the admissibility of certain evidence in advance of admission. Frye vs united states: evidence must be generally accepted by the scientific community.
