LS202 Lecture Notes - Crown Attorney, Family Law, Provincial Superior
31 Mar 2013
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Disputes between parties are resolved by impartial decision maker (judge) after hearing evidence of both sides based on law. Judge can jump in and ask questions if they want to do so but normally they don"t. In case of unrepresented people they may try helping the party who is unrepresented. Crown has a duty to prove beyond a reasonable doubt very close to the guilty part of the spectrum versus 50% for balance of probabilities, not level of certainty but close to it. Jury number of challenges are dependent on crime that has been charged. Representative and impartiality are characteristics jury must have (justice. Provincial courts are bottom level most important for us is ontario court of. Superior court is higher than ontario court of justice but lower than supreme. Trial courts in canada: section 469 says that some offences must be tried by provincial. The legal profession and rules of professional conduct.
