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Law Notes Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure Notes

Table Of Contents.Crim Exam Notes

Updated Table Of Contents.Crim Exam Notes

Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure Notes

Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure

Approximately 105 pages

This booklet includes all of the major criminal law principles relevant for a first year law student in Canada. The package contains the following:

1) Section 9 (Arbitrary Detention and Arrest) - principles and case law briefs
2) Section 10(b) (Right to Counsel) - principles and case law briefs
3) Section 8 (Search and Seizure) - principles and case law briefs
4) Section 24(2) (Exclusion of Evidence) - principles and case law briefs
5) Evidence and Proof (presumption of innocence and burde...

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CRIMINAL LAW – FINAL EXAM 2013

PART 1: SECTION 9 (ARBITRARY DETENTION AND ARREST) 1

R v Grant 2009 SCC 1

R v Suberu 2009 SCC 2

PART 2: SECTION 10(B) (RIGHT TO COUNSEL) 2

Informational/Implementational duty 2

Christie v York 2008 SCC 3

R v GJ 2009 3

R v Sinclair 2010 SCC 4

Bond “Cost of the Crisis” 4

PART 3: SECTION 8, SEARCH AND SEIZURE 5

R v Tessling 2004 SCC 5
R v Patrick 2009 SCC 5

Hunter v Southam 1984 SCC + steps 6

R v Golden 2001 SCC 7

R v Bonds 2010 ONCJ 7

PART 4: EXCLUSION OF EVIDENCE 8

Charter analysis sequence for exclusion notes 8

Grant/Harrison test for exclusion 9

R v Harrison 2009 SCC 9

R v Grant 2009 SCC 10

R v Kang Brown 2008 SCC 10

R v AM 2008 SCC 10

WINTER SEMESTER – PART 1: EVIDENCE AND PROOF 11

Woolmington v DPP 1935 12

R v Oakes 1986 SCC 12

R v Whyte 1988 SCC 13

R v Keegstra 1990 SCC 13

R v Downey 1992 SCC (presumption of innocence) 14

R v Lifchus 1997 SCC 14

R v Star 2000 SCC 14

Figure 1: Doubt Mountain (s. 9 and s 8 offences and defences) 15

PART 2: ACTUS REUS REQUIREMENTS 16

Kilbride v Lake 1962 17

R v Brown 1997 ONCA 17

R v Thornton 1991 ONCA 18

R v Currier 1998 SCC 18

R v Mabior 2012 SCC 19

R v DC 2012 SCC 19

Homicide Matrix 20

Pagett v The Queen 1983 21

Intervening Acts Where Causation Can be Severed 21

Smithers v The Queen 1978 SCC 21

R v Cribbin 1999 ONCA 22

R v Reid & Stratton 2003 NSCA 22

R v Harbottle 1993 SCC 22

R v Nette 2001 SCC 23

PART 3: MENS REA 23

Standards of Fault 24

R v Steane 1947 25

R v Hibbert 1995 SCC 25

R v Buzzanga and Durocher ONCA 1979 25

R v Beaver 1957 SCC 26

R v Sansregret 1985 SCC 26

R v Briscoe 2010 SCC 27

R v Vaillancourt 1987 27

R v Martineau 1990 SCC 28

R v Arkell 1990 SCC 28

R v Tutton and Tutton 1989 SCC 28

R v Hundal 1993 SCC 29

R v Creighten 1993 SCC 29

R v Beatty 2008 SCC 30

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