CRM 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Indictable Offence, Circular Reasoning, 18 Months

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 3319
• Professor: Howard Bebbington

Document Summary

Maximum penalty of 5 years where no other maximum has been implied, for an indictable offence. They are liable for a term not exceeding 5 years. (presentation) Temporary detention of a person before they are waiting for trial, sentencing, or conviction. To ensure they will show up to court. Maintain public confidence in the system of justice. In any day in canada there are more people waiting to receive a sentence or trial then there are people actually serving their sentence. If you are found guilty and are awaiting a sentence in prison, you are allotted two days compensation for every one day you spend waiting. Ex. you are waiting 6 months to hear you are spending 18 months in prison, you only have 6 months left to spend. If it is found that you are not guilty after you have your trial, then you will not compensated for your time spend in prison (end of presentation)