LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indictable Offence, Jury Trial, Summary Offence
Document Summary
Case brief a summary of a case, no longer than a page long. Most criminal cases state r. versus someone else. The r stands for her majesty which means the queen versus someone else. Style of cause: r. v. jones (2015, scc) this is the title that should go at the top of the case brief. Issue(s) this is the legal question that the court had to decide in this case. Classification of offences: there are two main different types of offences: summary conviction and indictable: summary conviction these are offences that are less serious, similar to a misdemeanor. Max penalty: s. 787: fine and/or 6 months jail, s. 735(1)(b): ,000 fine for a corporation. Limitation period: 6-months (which means that a person cannot be charged after 6- months of the crime) Indictable these offences are more serious, violent crimes.
