LWSO 203 Lecture Notes - Voir Dire, Summary Offence, Indictable Offence
25 Mar 2013
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Crown (the state on behalf of all citizens) Joint trial (group of criminals share one trial) Severed trial (a criminal group is split up and each has a trial) No accused can be compelled to testify in a trial against themselves so they can testify against one another if they"re split up. 3 types of offenses: summary conviction offenses. Max penalty: 6 months in jail and/or a fine of ex. Iii) attend court, name called, and an information (i have reasonable grounds to believe that the accused has committed this offense) is laid. Accused can plead or ask for an adjurnment. Vi) you can adjurn and seek legal counsel, plead guilty and be sentenced (generally done right in court), or plead not guilty and set a trial date. Vii) sometimes if guilty plea is received, pre sentencing report can be requested which. Ix) involves background information on accused ie. psychiatric analysis, substance abuse.
