SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Juvenile Court, Adversarial System, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
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Overview canada"s court system: supreme court of canada. Ontario"s court system: court of appeal in ontario. Defence counsel: represent legal interests of accused, ensure rights are preserved and respected key role due process: ensure rights are upheld, avoid wrongful conviction this makes it hard to convict people, advocate for release, avoid prison. If they"re not a threat release them : assess validity and reliability of evidence and testimony, challenge constitutionality of scope of law key aspect, create sufficient doubt that offender committed a crime. Crown prosecutor: represent states case before the court -> states interest o. Police: arresting officer as witness, review evidence with crown prosecutor (depends on province, provide info about victim, accused, witnesses, offence. Contract law o binding agreement ex. weaver law that may not be legally binding (martial arts) civil wrong, if somebody sues you compensation through money and damage o o o.
