CMN 2170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: The Offence, Credit Card Fraud
3 Mar 2016
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How the courts apply laws, how they"re interpreted, the limits of interpretation. Spreading of false news against the higher echelons of society would constitute criminal action. You have parliament not changing the laws to reflect everyday realities. The criminal code is 1 more means by which we run a society. To be guilty of criminal act the crown must prove. Mensraya (relevant for hamilton just as a first level of understanding a case) and act-sraya (prohibited act) ? o! Must have in order to commit a crime o! The crown must demonstrate the burden to meet the criteria of an offence. The criminal code sets out what criteria is required for. At issue in r v. hamilton is mensraiya someone to commit a crime. It requires that the crown demonstrates that a crime has been committed. Really imp to understand the specifics of mensraiya. Inchoate criminal offence is an offence that is in process of emerging.
