FED LAW Flashcards
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What is Law?
a series of rules that govern societies
Types of Law
- Common Law
- Statute Law
- Case Law
What is Common Law?
early or traditional law (search incident to arrest)
What is Statute Law?
written law enacted by government (C.C, HTA)
Case Law
law based on previous court decisions (R v. Feeney)
What is Procedural Law?
instruction manual for police; outlines how law is to be enforced and administered
Substantive Law
instruction manual for citizens; consists the rights and duties of each person
Classification of Offences
Indictable, Summary Conviction or Dual Procedure
What are Summary Conviction Offences?
Less serious offences, Ontario Court of Justice, provincial jail
What are Hybrid/ Dual Procedure Offences?
Tried by either Summary conviction or Indictable, elected by Crown, treated as Indictable until elected
What are indictable offences?
More serious offence, Prelim before trial in Superior Court, pen time (federal jail)
FACTS-IN-ISSUE of an offence
Things to prove beyond a reasonable doubt: (T.I.P.P)
T - Time and date of offence
I - Identify of accused
P - Place/location of offence
P - Plus elements of the offence; found specifically in each section
Elements for a criminal offences and what do they mean?
Mens Rea – Intent, guilty mind
Actus Reus – Guilty Act
Need both to prove a criminal offence
Commencing of charges
An Information (Form 2): a formal legal document that is sworn before a justice that commences charges
Names the accused(s) and charge(s) against them
* Anyone can swear on an information
Criminal Offence
a breach of any federal law
Finds Committing
seeing the person actually commit the offence (caught in the act) OR seeing the person actually commit the offence and pursuing immediately and continuously until that person is arrested
Reasonable Grounds
a set of facts or circumstances, which would satisfy an ordinary, cautious and prudent person that there is reason to believe and goes beyond mere suspicion
Arrest
(a) an arrest is accomplished when you take or get physical control of a person with intent to detain
(b) a person who acquiesces and accompanies a peace officer, with the understanding or belief that their liberty has been taken away
Accused
includes a person to whom a peace officer has issued an appearance notice and a person arrested for a criminal offence (s. 493 C.C)
What is a charge?
laid when an information is sworn before a justice and a prosecution is initiated. (A person can be charged but not arrest)
Arrest vs Charge
a police officer may arrest a person for committing a criminal offence, but not charge, and vice versa, may charge a person for committing a criminal offence where that person has not been arrested
Investigative Detention
the brief detention of an individual by a police officer for investigative purposes
Summons
(Form 6) A document that compels a person to court; requires person to appear in court and answer a charge
What to do when attending an incident
R - Recognize
C - Classify
A - Authority