Sociology 2253A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Summary Offence, Trial, Superior Court
14 Mar 2016
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Section 10(b): right to retain counsel without delay. Judicare model: new brunswick, ontario, alberta, qualified legal aid recipients receive a certificate and able to select own lawyer (one lawyer, costs kept down. Staff system: saskatchewan, newfoundland, nova scotia, pei, lawyers are employees of government. Mixed approach: british columbia manitoba, quebec, north west territories, choose a private or a public lawyer. Self-help model: instead of one lawyer form beginning to end, you call or go visit lawyers to give you advice along the way, no ongoing representation, citizens represent themselves in court. Those charged with indictable offense: with a sentence of more than 5 years. Applications for legal aid by individual charged with summary conviction offences are typically limited to those cases where there is likelihood of imprisonment: special instances: language barriers, mental health. Supreme court on access to justice: lawyers fees are completely beyond reach of most canadians and thus more canadians are representing themselves.
