SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Summary Offence, United States Territorial Court, Erving Goffman

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

Document Summary

Resemble criminal laws but lack some similarities. Enacted by provinces or federal governments, they can also grant municipalities to do so (bi-laws) Falls under federal jurisdiction and is set out by the constitution act. The crown prosecutes cases on behalf of all citizens (regina r) Has an undesirable effects on the public. And not doing something is also illegal. Good samaritan: you do not have to intervene. Provincial and territorial courts there are no juries. Most indictable offences are tired in the second level (superior court of justice) In superior court cases are tried by a superior court judge or a jury (it is up to the offender) Some appeals from cases that took place in provincial and territorial are take to second. The third level is the court of appeal, they hear appeals from second level. They do not hear criminal cases, they take references cases where the government asks for support in trying to make a new law.