Rights to an Accused Person
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
What is the presumption of innocence?
What is mens rea?
Justified in using force against the attacker
What is self defence?
Money that is paid to the court for committing a crime.
What is a fine?
Where objectives and principles of sentencing are set out
What is Section 718 of the Criminal Code
The Accused is allowed to seek legal help
What is the right to counsel?
What is actus reus?
Situations where a person is forced to commit a wrongful act
A sentencing option reserved for more serious offences
What is imprisonment?
The purpose of objectives of sentencing
What is assisting judges in determining sentences
The accused does not have to speak in order to protect themselves from self-incrimination.
What is the right to remain silent?
What is a summary offence?
S. 16 of the Criminal Code
House arrest is an example of which sentencing option
What is a conditional sentence?
The first objective of sentencing
What is denouncing unlawful conduct
The Court Date must take place within 18 months
What is the right to be tried within a reasonable time?
What is a indictable offence?
A defence for a crime committed while sleepwalking
What is Automatism?
This option re-establishes the harmony between the guilty party and the victim(s)
What is restorative justice?
To promote a sense of responsibility and acknowledgment in offenders of the harm done to victims and to the community
What is the 6th objective of sentencing
Protection of privacy such that a search of an individuals person must be backed by the law
What is the protection against unreasonable search and seizure?
Prosecution factors in the circumstances of the offence and if the accused had a prior criminal record
What is a hybrid offence?
Jobidon could not use this as a defence
What is consent?
A sentencing option only available for offences without a minimum sentence
What is Absolute or Conditional discharge?
All available sanctions other than imprisonment should be considered for all offenders, with particular attention to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders
What is the third principle of sentencing