Criminal Offences Elements of Crime Pre-Trial and Trial Courts and Field Trip Criminal Defences Q...

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Criminal Offences

Elements of Crime

Pre-Trial and Trial

Courts and Field Trip

Criminal Defences

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Final Jeopardy

These are offences known to be less serious in nature.

What are summary offences

The three classifications for criminal offences in Canada

What are: summary offences, hybrid offences and indictable offences

The most serious criminal offences.

Indictable offences.

The criminal offence that has been committed when a person

causes the death of someone else by being reckless or

careless

What is manslaughter.

A classification of crime that a police officer must witness occur in order to arrest without a warrant.

What is a summary offence.

The two elements of crime.

What is mens rea and actus reus

A guilty mind.

What is mens rea

A wrongful deed

What is actus reus

This is the element of crime that deals with intent and knowledge.

What is mens rea

Intent can be either or

What is general or specific

The first step of the pre-trial process.

What is an arrest.

The step of the pre-trial process which can occur at any time

after arrest

What is plea barginning

Figure1: $300 Question 1st Bailiff escorts judge to bench and calls order (everyone stands).2nd Counsel stand to identify themselves (Crown followed by Defence).3rd Court Clerk reads the indictment and accused pleads to charges.4th Counsel may make any legal motions.5th 6th First Crown witness is called and sworn in by court clerk.

The 5th step in the trial/court process .

What is the Crown’s opening statement.

The four types of objections in regards to questioning in

court.

What are: Opinion, Hearsay, Leading and Irrelevant

The standard in which the Crown must prove the guilt of an accused in a Criminal Trial.

What is beyond a reasonable doubt.

A court of general jurisdiction.

The Superior Court.

The courtroom personnel who reads out the charges, tags the evidence

and swears in the witness’.

Who is the Court Clerk.

How many people sit on a criminal trial jury.

What is 12.

The person who sits at # 3 on the corresponding

picture.

#3

Who is the Defence Attorney

Mr. Adam White, the criminal defence attorney from Keswick, stated that the was what

separated the public from the court. He was called to the two

years ago.

What is the bar

A criminal defence is used by who in a criminal trial

Who is a Defence Attorney/ an accused

Entrapment, Automatism and

Consent are forms of what?

What are criminal defences

The two partial defences which fall under the heading excusable

conduct as a criminal defence

What are honest mistake and duress

A criminal defence that cannot be used for murder, firearm offences

and sexual offences committed against someone under 14

What is consent

When a person commits a criminal act without the knowledge of

having committed it

What is mistake of fact

“Explain the main differences between Sec. 494 Citizens Powers of Arrest and

495 Officers Powers of Arrest in the Criminal Code”