SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Indictable Offence, Arrest Warrant, Arbitrary Arrest And Detention
Document Summary
Agenda: bail and remand, sentencing, victims, punishments, wrongful convictions, dangerous offenders. Crown attorneys provide advice to police and the pre charge stage, they prepare for trial (they collect evidence from the police, research case precedents, interview victims, witnesses and experts ) They prepare for post-trial appeals, negotiate pleas, develop trial strategies, manage witnesses, argue conditions of bail, recommend sentences to the court, and appeal sentences. The police are usually responsible for laying an information, which is then ratified or rejected by the crown. An information is a document that briefly outlines an allegation that a person has contravened a criminal law in a certain location, during a certain time. The charge is a serious indictable offence. Police have reasonable grounds to believe the person will not come to court. It is necessary and the police can prove it. Compelling the appearance of the accused in court.
