LAW 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Canada Evidence Act, Crown Attorney
Document Summary
341-345, 352-353, 357-360: criminal law concerns the state itself: criminal offences are seen as transgressions against society as a whole and are prosecuted by crown attorneys. Quasi-criminal offenses: (regulatory offences) less serious offences, such a pollution or traffic offences, that do not fall under the federal criminal law power-they may be passed by all level of government but are frequently created under provincial legislation. Indictable offences: the most serious type of offences in the criminal code (for example, murder) carrying the most serious sentences: limitation periods do not apply, more severe penalties. Information: written document, used in provincial court, describing the offences with which the accused is charged. Indictment: written document, used in superior court, describing the offences with which the accused is charged. Arraignment: procedure by which the charge is read to the accused in open court and the accused is asked how she wishes to plead.
