SOC209H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Arrest Warrant, Indictable Offence, Crown Attorney
Document Summary
Besides entrenching constitutional rights for persons accused of crimes, the charter gave those accused the right to challenge the actions of the police in situations in which those rights might have been violated. Arrest warrant: a document that permits a police officer to arrest a specific person for a specified reason. If an arrest is warranted, and if there is no time to do so, a police officer can seek an arrest warrant by swearing information in front of a jp. Information: a written statement sworn by an informant alleging that a person has committed a specific criminal offence. In ontario, bc, manitoba and alberta all have access to a jp, 24/7 through telephone and fax services. Police officers can arrest a suspect without an arrest warrant in the following circumstances: They have caught a person in the act of committing an offence. They believe, on reasonable grounds, that a person has committed an indictable offence.
