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WDW101Y1 Final: WDW225 Exam Booklet - Summary and Cases

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12 May 2011
School
UTSG
Department
Woodsworth College Courses
Course
WDW101Y1
Professor
William Watson

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Sources of cr i m i nal law. , 1867 s. 91(27) criminal law matters, incl. Prosecutions federal gov"t is responsible for prosecuting all federal offences that are not criminal offences. Policing divided long the same lines: rcmp handle all cases involving non-criminal federal laws (narcotics control act, e. g. ) Prisons s. 91(28) feds control penitentiaries (2 years +) - s. 92(6) provinces control prisons (less than 2 years) (3) t rials and t rial courts: courts. - all criminal cases are heard by provincial courts (except scc) More serious offences 3 types: indictable offences (1) offences which fall in the absolute jurisdiction of the provincial. Court (2) where the accused has an election to choose mode of trial (judge, jury, etc. ) (3) regulatory offences: summary conviction offences months, max. fine . Less serious max. sentence 18 (2) - controlled by provinces but judges appointed by federal gov"t (s. 96) Court www. notesolution. com (1) indictable offences within the exclusive jurisdiction of the sup.

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