FEDERAL LAW Flashcards
(143 cards)
What is the Law?
a) Case law that comes out of court rulings
b) Rules of conduct that protect everyone’s rights
c) Something created by the government for the police to enforce
d) Rules only found in federal statutes
b) Rules of conduct that protect everyone’s rights
Which of the following best defines Case Law?
a) Early/traditional laws that have become commonly accepted and therefore are not specifically written down
b) Laws the government has enacted to address for new problems
c) Laws based on previous court decisions
d) Laws that govern how the police and citizens are to operate in society
c) Laws based on previous court decisions
The Constitution of Canada is the?
a) Common Law
b) Case Laww
c) Superior Law
d) Supreme Law

Procedural Law is an instruction manual for?
a) The citizens
b) The police
c) The offenders
d) The victim
b) The police
Substantive Law is an instruction manual for?
a) The citizens
b) The police
c) The offenders
d) The government
a) The citizens
T/F: The Ontario Court of Justice hears criminal prosecutions and provincial prosecutions.
TRUE
NOTE: Lower courts can see more serious offences; however, higher level courts will not see matters intended for lower level courts (i.e., Super Court of Justice will not see somone fort a Part 3 POA summons).
Which of the following is NOT an example of a summary conviction only offence?
a) Trespass at Night
b) Cause Disturbance
c) Possession of break in instruments
d) Nudity
c) Possession of break in instruments
s. 351 (1) Possession of Break-in Instrument
* Hybrid/Dual Procedure Offence
What are 3 classifications of offences?
Summary, Dual/Hybrid and Indictable
Who may lay a criminal information under oath before a justice or judge if they have reasonable grounds to believe an indictable offence has been committed?
a) Police Officer
b) Crown Attorney
c) Justice/Judge
d) Anyone
d) Anyone
What is the acronym that is used to remember the facts in issue and what does it stand for?
T ime and date
I dentity
P lace
P lus elements of the offence
TIPP
Which of the following is NOT and example of FEDERAL law?
a) Youth Criminal Justice Act
b) Liquor License Act
c) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
d) Interpretation Act
b) Liquor License Act
SECTION 7 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right to _____, _____ and _____ of the person and the right not to be _____ thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.
a) (life, freedom and safety) (withheld)
b) (life, liberty and safety) (deprived)
c) (peace, freedom, and security) (withheld)
d) (life, liberty and security) (deprived)
d) (life, liberty and security) (deprived)
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamnetal justice.
SECTION 8 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right to be secure against ____________________.
a) Unreasonable search and seizure
b) Unfair search and seizure
c) Dishonest search and seizure
d) Unlawful search and seizure
a) Unreasonable search and seizure
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
SECTION 9 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right not to be ____________________.
a) Irresponsibly detained or jailed
b) Arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
c) Unfairly detained or imprisoned
d) Inconsistently detained or jailed
b) Arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
SECTION 10 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
- to be informed ______ of the reasons therefor;
- to retain and instruct ______ without delay and to be informed of that right; and
- to have the validity of the detention determined by way of ____________ and to be released if the detention is not lawful
a) quickly, a lawyer, mens rea
b) quickly, lawyer, habaes corpus
c) promptly, counsel, habaes corpus
d) quickly, counsel, mens rea
c) promptly, counsel, habaes corpus
10. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
- to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
- to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and
- to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habaes corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful
Cst. Smith is on patrol and he sees a pedestrian walking on the side walk who matches the description of a suspect reported to have been sneaking around the backyards of houses in the neighborhood late at night. He decides to approach the pedestrian and because they seem a little bit nervous he decides to place them into investigative detention. After detaining the individual, he pats them down and finds a small bag of cocaine in his pocket. Cst. Smith places the individual under arrest and charges them with Possession of a Controlled Substance. Which (if any) of the pedestrian’s Charter Rights were violated during the search of his person?
a) None, this was a lawful detention.
b) Section 7
c) Section 10
d) Section 8
d) Section 8
While there are clearly multiple Charter violations here, Cst. Smith’s finding and taking of the small bag of cocaine is an example of a Section 8 Search or Seizure violation.
See R v Mann for case law example.
While on patrol, Sgt. Mulligan stops a man who he sees trying to break into a vehicle. During initial communication, the man informs Sgt. Mulligan that he is not going to identify himself - and shortly thereafter he is placed under arrest. Search incident to arrest uncovers the suspects personal identification and some break and enter tools. A CPIC check reveals the suspect has no priors. Sgt. Mulligan informs the suspect of the reason for his arrest and reads him his rights to counsel/caution. While he knows PRICES have been met, Sgt. Mulligan is annoyed that the suspect refused to identify himself and decides to teach him a lesson by putting him in the cells for the rest of his shift. Which of the suspect’s Charter rights were violated?
a) Section 24(2)
b) Section 9
c) Section 10
d) Section 8
b) Section 9
Section 9 refers to Detention and Imprisonment and gives people the right not to be aribitrarily detained.
Frank is in the kitchen when his 19 year old son comes home from football practice and informs him that he saw their neighbor on his front lawn watering the grass while nude. He is frustrated because this has been a frequent occurrence as of late and the police have not done anything about it. Can Frank go to a courthouse and lay an information against his neighbour without having to wait for the police?
No, for a civilian to lay an information and initiate charges against someone they must have reasonable grounds to believe they have committed an INDICTABLE offence.
s.504 CC In What Cases Justice may Receive Information
The definition of peace officer includes?
a) an auxiliary officer with the police service
b) a child and youth social worker
c) a justice of the peace
d) a firefighter
C - A Justice of the Peace
Psychological detention is a suspension of a person’s individual __________ by psychological restraint.
a) Privacy
b) Liberty
c) Security
d) Equality
B - Liberty
An arrest is accomplished when you take or get physical control of someone with the intent to?
a) Investigate
b) Detain
c) Charge
d) Arrest
B - Detain
T/F: Suspicious circumstances will always be enough to satisfy reasonable grounds.
FALSE
An arresting officer must __________ have reasonable grounds on which to base the arrest. Those grounds must, in addition, be justifiable from an __________ point of view.
a) Objectively/subjective
b) Objectively/objective
c) Subjectively/objective
d) Subjectively/subjective
c) Subjectively/objective
An arresting officer must subjectively have reasonable grounds on which to base the arrest. Those grounds must, in addition, be justifiable from an objective point of view.
Finds committing means?
a) Seeing a person commit an offence or seeing them commit the offence and immediately/continuously pursuing them
b) Having reasonable suspicion that a person has committed an offence and then cahsing after them
c) Following a person who has freshly departed and failed to identify themselves when trespassing
d) Having reasonable grounds to believe a person has committed an offence and immediately/continuously pursuing them
A - Seeing a person commit an offence or seeing them commit the offence and immedciately/continuously pursuing them