Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Crown Attorney, Declarant, Black Letter Law
19 Sep 2016
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Societal vengeance, but it doesn"t give people closure, it undermines. 2080 exam 3 notes - criminal law criminal law: The state is the one who prosecutors (not the person) A criminal offence is not just an offence to the victim, but to the public at large. You cannot consent to bodily harm (man could not say that he asked me to shoot him) - we. What about hockey? you kind of consent to bodily harm. People have been criminally charged for certain aspects in hockey. The state vs. accused (in canada we say r vs. accused - r for regina, meaning the queen / in the us they say the people vs. accused) It is not up to you or me whether or not to press charges, the state (crown attorney) does that (cannot stop a criminal process) even if you don"t want to give your evidence.
