Earth Sciences 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extortion
29 Oct 2017
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An act or omission considered to be a wrong against society. Prosecuted by the state in criminal proceedings. Reserved for the most serious harms in society. Reserved for the big stuff criminal law. Civil cases brought by individuals smith v. jones. Criminal cases brought in the name of the state: the queen against jones - lawyers very often will call a case queen, r. v. jones. Civil: plaintiff and defendant, balance of probabilities . Criminal: plaintiff = crown or the prosecution, defendant = the accused or defendant, victim, complainant, beyond a reasonable doubt (crown must prove) (bard) All crimes statuary: controlled drugs and substances act, criminal code. Even though criminal offences have to be enacted by federal we can have and we do have offences enacted by provinces. Territorial: applies to stuff done in canada, are exceptions: internet doesn"t have geographic property. Age: under 12 not an offense, 12-17 youth criminla justice, 18+ - criminal code.
