CRIM 230 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Major Trauma, Psychological Trauma, Homicide
18 Jan 2020
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Law is made by which level of government- federal government. Characteristics of criminal law-prohibits conduct that infringes fundamental values, sanctity of life (enacted by federal government) Charter of rights (section 7-14 legal rights) (recite some of your legal rights ex, due process, right to counsel, trial within reasonable time, presumption of innocence, right to remain silence) What rights came before the charter (common law rights)(ex. presumption of innocence, burden of proof on crown, proof beyond reasonable doubt, right to remain silent) Characteristics of the courts (what characteristic define courts) (ex. Adversarial: adjudicative, visible, independent [not controlled by government]) Levels of criminal court in province (provincial court, bc supreme court, bc court of appeal) (federal level is supreme court of canada) Principles the common law systems are based on(1. Courts today have to make decisions similar to courts yesterday on similar facts-precedent) (2.
