[CRM 100] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 57 pages long Study Guide!

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The trial process: before the trial, during the trial, after the trial. Never hears trials only hears appeals: provincial/territorial superior courts. Most criminal cases are tried here because the statutes in the province say this court will deal with these issues and most of the crimes fall within that list. Appeal moves upward and precedent moves downward (in the chart) All summary convictions go to the provincial courts. Indictable offences get divided into the serious offences and less serious. More serious, like murder, goes to the superior court. Less serious, like theft, goes to the provincial court. Sometimes a jury in superior courts but not always. Federal court of appeal: federal court. Federal administrative tribunals: tax court of canada. Judicial ethics and accountability: judges hold each other accountable. Appointment process: no elected judges in canada, provincial court judges (lower level trial courts) are appointed by the provinces and all other judges are appointed by the federal government.