LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Defence Of Property, Narcotic Control Act, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
18 Feb 2017
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From the headlines article: thieves attempt to siphon gas from a bus but accidentally suck out. From the headlines article: oc transpo drivers on trial for murder called victim "the devil, nazi woman," court hears. **slides overrule textbook i. e. self-defence has changed. Arguments in the alternative prove something else that could"ve happened. Defence: a denial of, or a justification for, allegedly criminal behaviour. The most common defences are on the facts. In other situations, an accused may admit to the crime but has a legal defence to excuse or justify his or her actions. *exam* some legal defences are partial and some are total: provocation is always only partial. Common law defences while offences are codified in criminal code, defences available at common law continue to apply. Alibi: a defence raised by the accused claiming that he or she was somewhere else when the offence was committed: the burden is on the crown, not the accused.
