Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Strip Search, Summary Offence, E.G. Records
11 Nov 2016
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Most investigations commence with a complaint from a member of the public, but police are sometimes proactive. Responsibility rests largely with crown attorne(cid:455)"s offi(cid:272)es: they have a lot of power, exercise the power in the very most judicial way. Crowns are quasi-judicial officers whose task is to achieve justice, not obtain a conviction: although they are frequently the same thing. Crowns screen cases and prosecute only those cases that are in the public interest and for which there is a reasonable prospect of conviction: must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Must disclose case to the accused in advance of trial: they have to tell the accused all the evidence against the accused before the trial begins. It needs to be all open to the accused. Imbalance of the defense lawyer role: to protect the accused of wrongful act of justice, better than the guilty go free than an innocent man gets sent to jail.
