Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Summary Offence, Actus Reus, Youth Criminal Justice Act
25 Oct 2016
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An act or omission considered to be a wrong against society. Prosecuted by the state in criminal proceedings. Reserved for the most serious harms in society. The crime is not always done to the victim, it is considered to be a wrong against society, so. Involves moral wrong it is prosecuted by the state. Civil cases brought by individuals human being individuals or corporation individuals: smith v. jones. Criminal cases brought in the name of the state: the queen against jones, the state of new york against smith (the individual, r. v. jones (regina which is latin for quee(cid:374)s, so it is (cid:862)r(cid:863)(cid:895) Prosecution, not an action (cid:862)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)sued(cid:863) is for (cid:272)i(cid:448)il (cid:272)ases. Civil: plaintiff and defendant, balance of probabilities. If the jury is 51% convinced, it is good enough. Criminal: plaintiff = crown or the prosecution, defendant = the accused or defendant, the state against the accused, victim, complainant.
