Courtroom Participants
The amount of members in a criminal jury
What are 12 members
The serial killer, who specifically targeted gay men in Toronto.
Who was Bruce Mccarthur.
A woman leaves her baby in a hot car while she walks her dog and was found guilty of this type of mens rea.
What is criminal negligence
An automatic functioning without conscious control
What is automatism
In order to arrest and then charge a suspect with a crime, the police must have
What is Reasonable and probable grounds (RPG).
Persons who give evidence while under oath or affirmation in a court of law
What are Witnesses
Karla Hommolka and Paul Bernardo had this many murder/rape victims from 1990-1992.
What is 3 victims?
A man is arrested for impaired driving after he crashed into a lamp pole. He was found guilty with this type of mens rea
What is recklessness
A temporary condition that is caused by external factors
What is non insane automatism
To apprehend and charge a suspect, the police can do one of three things (list all three)
What are appearance notice, arrest and arrest warrant
Records everything said in a trial
What is Court reporter
This was the police officer who shot Sammy Yatim.
Who is James Forcillo?
A man crashed a stolen car into a wall after fleeing from the cops. He was found guilty with this type of mens rea
What is Criminal state of mind
3 examples of criminal defenses that provide a justification for committing the crime.
Necessity, self defense, battered woman syndrome, duress.
To protect a crime scene, the officers must successfully establish these two boundaries.
What are the center and the perimeter?
The lawyer representing the government, responsible for instituting legal proceedings against the accused
What is Crown Attorney (prosecutor)
This is the reason that James Forcillo was acquitted of second degree murder and only found guilty of attempted murder (explain in depth).
This was because the first 3 shots fired were considered self-defense and the next 6 shots were viewed as excessive, but they did not add to the charges, since Sammy was already dead at that point.
An avid hunter does not properly store his rifle after coming home from a day of hunting and someone breaks into his house and steals it. He would be charged with these types of actus reus and mens rea
Mens rea: Criminal negligence
Actus reus: not properly storing the firearm
In this case, two men ate another man who was the weakest of them in his sleep. They were not found guilty of murder after using this justification
What is necessity
The period where both prosecution and defense share relevant information and evidence with each other before trial.
What is disclosure
One of the roles of a Bailiff
What is: Makes sure the accused appears in court, finds prospective jurors, serves summonses (orders to appear in court)
This was the controversy around Karla Hommolka’s plea agreement (explain in depth).
After Hommolka’s plea agreement, video tapes were later found revealing that she was an active participant in the crime contradicting her battered wife syndrome. The crown still had to honour her agreement because of double jeopardy. This created public outrage.
In the fairy tale the Three Little Pigs the wolf would be charged with these types of actus reus. (list three possible actus reus)
Attempted murder, breaking and entering, and mischief (vandalism/destruction of property)
This defense of the mens rea was used in the R v. Parks case to have Parks acquitted.
Non-insane automatism
Why plea agreements are controversial
It takes away your right to a democratic (fair, speedy and open) trial, normally due to the possible financial burdens on both the courts and the accused