Tag: criminal charges

8 Apr

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: What happens when your witness is not available or the venue is prejudicial?

Pre-trial applications are becoming more and more important by the day and can last far longer than the trial itself. In pre-trial applications, counsel set the...

2 Apr

RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT:”…whatever you say may be given in evidence against you at your trial…”

In Criminal Charges, Charter Jurisdiction is a very important point to keep in mind during preliminary inquiries, because a justice conducting a preliminary hearing is not...

25 Mar

WHAT POWERS DO THE POLICE HAVE IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

A variety of powers is exercised by the police to assist in the investigation of crime and in the collection of evidence. The methods employed among...

24 Mar

HOW TO CLASSIFY A CRIMINAL OFFENCE

Criminal trials for adults (people age 18 or over) in Ontario, are carried out in two trial courts, the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior...