Crime Basics
The two components of a crime
What is Mens Rea and Actus Reus?
The length of time Cristy Natsis was suspended for by the college of dentistry
What is 6 months?
Sentences that are part of the same event or transaction ought to be served _____
What is concurrently?
An RCMP initiative designed to uncover the truth in homicide investigations
The year some women gained the right to vote in federal elections in Canada
The principle that states no one is above the law
The procedural error OPP made in the Christy Natsis' case
What is a Charter violation?
No prior criminal records, good character, employment, rehabilitative efforts are examples of...
What are mitigating factors?
Communication of society's condemnation of the offender's conduct
What is denunciation?
FLQ CRISIS AND WAR MEASURES ACT: THE OCTOBER CRISIS IN QUEBEC LEADS PRIME MINISTER PIERRE TRUDEAU TO INVOKE THE WAR MEASURES ACT in ____
What is 1970?
The most serious of criminal offences
What is an indictable offence?
The Court of Appeal found that Hart’s confessions should have been excluded, because they breached...
What is the right to silence?
Actual harm caused, potential harm, and degree of responsibility are considerations when assessing...
What is the gravity of the offence?
All who participate are legally responsible for the full extent of the harm caused
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING (MAID) IS LEGALIZED IN ____ FOLLOWING THE LANDMARK CARTER V CANADA SUPREME COURT CASE
What is 2015?
The act governing children aged 0-11
The case that introduced the framework for determining whether an accused was tried within a reasonable amount of time
What is R v Jordan?
_______ applies when there is a sufficient factual and legal nexus between two charges/offences
What is the kienapple principle?
An act committed or an omission made while suffering from a mental disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature and quality of the act or omission
What is a finding of not criminally responsible?
The crisis was sparked by the proposed expansion of a golf course and the development of townhouses on disputed land in Kanesatake that included a Kanyen'kehà:ka burial ground.
What is the Oka Crisis?
The right to life, liberty, and security of the person
What is a section 7 Charter right
1. Whether the trial judge erred in admitting the confessions made by the respondent during the Mr. Big operation and
2. whether the trial judge erred in precluding the respondent from testifying with the public excluded from the courtroom
Attemps, counselling, and conspiracy are all considered...
What are inchoate crimes?
This individual translates what is
said in court so the witness or accused
can use the official language they feel most comfortable using.
What is the court interpreter?
The Le Dain commission's report is released in ____, recommendING the decriminalization of cannabis possession for personal use and harm reduction strategies