CRIM 2652 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Crown Attorney, Indictable Offence, Guilty Crown
3 Jan 2013
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Charge screening charge screening is the activity of the crown in determining if they should lay charges or not. Every charge has to be screened in accordance with the charge screening standards of. Reasonable prospect of a conviction as well as is it in the public"s interest. Crown counsel is to screen every charge as soon as practicable after the charge arrives at the crown"s office and prior to setting a date for preliminary hearing or trial. Charge screening is an ongoing process of examining new information as it is received by crown counsel in preparation of and during the conduct of bail hearings, pre-trials, preliminary hearings, trials and appeals. Represented by the state; in the interest of justice. No interest in winning a trial, yet having a fair trial = finding truth. It remained possible for wrong doers to compensate the system. We do not have the choice of prosecution or payment anymore.
