Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Criminal Law Of Canada, Crown Attorney, The Crowns
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In canada there are both: a) common law defenses, b) statutory defenses, c) all of the above answer is c. In canada a crime can be: a) common law, b) statutory, c)all of the above answer is b. Please also read pages 1-24 of r. bronaugh"s essay on criminal law. Criminal law: criminal law is almost always about a subjective standard of intention. In criminal law, you can say i"m extremely stupid. This will affect how the crown views its reasonable chance of obtaining a conviction, and they may withdraw the charges. This means that if a person tells the police they have been a victim of a crime and the police do not pursue the charge, which would require the police to swear to a document called an. Information , a private citizen can swear an information. This is done in front of a justice of the.