PSY328H1 Lecture Notes - Indictable Offence, Summary Offence, Robert Latimer
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Hybrid offences: medium-seriousness that are turned into summary or indictable offences depending on the crown"s decision on how to try you as soon as the crown decides then it has the exact same characteristics. Do not have to submit fingerprints (no record for you) Maximum 6 months in jail and a fine of or both: depending on the summary offence, the biggest sentence given in canada is a fine. Eligible for pardon after 3 years: as long as you"ve been good for the past 3 years and can prove that you have, they"ll take it directly off your record. Examples: communicating for the purposes of obtaining sexual services from a prostitute, causing a disturbance, harassing telephone calls. The range is kind of huge between 6 months all the way up to life in prison. Most serious offences i. e. murder, rape, treason (i. e. Most serious offences i. e. murder, rape, treason (i. e. high treason: the guy who sold secrets to russians)