SOC 3730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Preliminary Hearing, Indictable Offence, Procedural Law

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Less than 10 percent of criminal cases go to trial however the media makes this number seem much higher. Crown has a very good idea of what is going to be presented. Pleas: those who plead guilty from the start. This allows them to usually get a lesser sentence by working out a plea bargain. Alternatives to court: we do not have any in place for adults but there are some in place for juveniles. Dependent on which model of justice we are looking at (crime control or due process) We maintain both but rarely sit in the middle (use both to the same extent) Sometimes there will be judges or cases where the court is leading towards crime control and vice versa (can lean in either direction) O(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:373)easu(cid:396)es: o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:272)ou(cid:396)t(cid:859)s (cid:894)(cid:271)otto(cid:373)(cid:895)-- bases on the seriousness of the issues presented. Lower - provincial/territorial (deal with criminal cases, municipal and provincial bylaws, summary offences)

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