CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hung Jury, Adversarial System, The Corrections
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The criminal court takes over from the police. Canadians have the right to: know the reasons for their arrest or detention, to access counsel, be informed of the specific charges against them, avoid self-incrimination. Goal: to determine if there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial in the superior court. Judge makes the decision on whether a case has sufficient evidence to go to a full trial. Clicke all (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)al (cid:272)ases (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e a p(cid:396)eli(cid:373)i(cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:455) hea(cid:396)i(cid:374)g: false. While jury trials in canada are rare, when a jury is used jurors are selected randomly: from tax assessments or voter registration lists, consists of 12 people. Jurors are sent notice to register for jury duty. Many professions are excluded from jury duty. Clicke (cid:449)hat is the p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess of (cid:272)hoosi(cid:374)g a ju(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:272)alled: voir dire. The prosecution presents their case, attempts to prove case beyond a reasonable doubt. Both sides can call witnesses, cross exam, etc.
