LAW 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indictable Offence, Sexual Assault, Hybrid Offence
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This lecture is part two of the criminal law section the woman (proff kerr) that was meant to lecture us is on maternity leave and her lecture is online with a video of her speaking. This lecture is an introduction and will give an overview of what sexual assault is. This is also an area that touches upon important and sensitive topics like the meaning of gender equality the treatment of crime victims and the treatment of criminal defendants in our legal system. Lecture plan: the offence of sexual assault today. Assault this is in the criminal code. 265(1) a person commits assault when: without the consent of another person, he applies force intentionally to that other person, directly or indirectly; We can see the elements of the offence is applying force without consent. What this means is that the crown prosecutor has to prove each of these elements beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction.
