FSC360H5- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 16 pages long!)
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Lecture 2: court proceedings - the role of the players: Judges: criminal code is a federal statute here. Similar in each province: whereas in us diff penal codes per state, on court of justice (ocj) Lowest level of court in on in terms of seriousness of cases: most non serious cases, 90-92% of the criminal cases resolved here, 2 types of judicial officers sit here. If don"t get bail, wait for trial: while waiting, hard to make money in prison, might not bail bc of a prior for 1 ex, sign search warrants. Lawful authority for police to break into home: don"t have to be a lawyer or law degree or any university experience, appt process still doesn"t have much of a structure. Judges: men + women who do have experience in cjs, appt process. Serial murder, serial rapists or serious personal injuries: where punishment is at least 5 yrs or more, where you see juries.
