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** [[Offences by Category#Homicide|Homicide]] ("[[Planned and Deliberate]]" · [[Murder by Unlawful Act or Object]]) | ** [[Offences by Category#Homicide|Homicide]] ("[[Planned and Deliberate]]" · [[Murder by Unlawful Act or Object]]) | ||
** [[Repealed Offences]] | ** [[Repealed Offences]] | ||
** Definitions: [[Definition of Bodily Harm|"Bodily Harm"]], [[Definition of Child Pornography|"Child Pornography"]], [[Definition of Dwelling House|"Dwelling House | ** Definitions: [[Definition of Bodily Harm|"Bodily Harm"]], [[Definition of Child Pornography|"Child Pornography"]], [[Definition of Dwelling House|"Dwelling House"]], [[Definition of Judicial Officers and Offices|Judicial Officers and Offices]], [[Definitions for General Documents, Legal Documents and Financial Instruments|General Documents, Legal Documents and Financial Instruments]], [[Definitions of Parties, Persons, Places and Organizations|Parties, Persons, Places and Organizations]], [[Peace Officers|"Peace Officers"]], [[Terrorism Definitions|Terrorism Definitions]], [[Deceit, Falsehood, or Other Fraudulent Means|"Deceit, Falsehood, or Other Fraudulent Means"]], [[Definition of Terms Relating to Transactions and Transferences|Terms Relating to Transactions and Transferences]], [[Definition of Weapons|"Weapons"]], [[Definition of Firearms|"Firearms"]], [[Definition of Prohibited Firearms|"Prohibited Firearms"]], [[Definition of Restricted Firearms|"Restricted Firearms"]], [[Non-Restricted and Other Types of Firearms|"non-restricted firearms"]], [[Definition of Prohibited Device and Ammunition|"Prohibited Device" and "Ammunition"]], [[Criminal Code and Related Definitions|Misc Code Definitions]]. | ||
* '''[[Regulatory and Provincial Offences]]''' | * '''[[Regulatory and Provincial Offences]]''' | ||
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** [[Discretionary Exclusion of Evidence]] · [[Standard of Proof]] ([[Beyond a Reasonable Doubt]]) · [[Burden of Proof]] | ** [[Discretionary Exclusion of Evidence]] · [[Standard of Proof]] ([[Beyond a Reasonable Doubt]]) · [[Burden of Proof]] | ||
* '''[[Proving Facts]]''' | * '''[[Proving Facts]]''' | ||
** [[Direct Evidence]] · [[Circumstantial Evidence]] · [[Inferences]] · [[Recent Possession]] · [[Presumptions]] · [[Judicial Notice]] · [[Admissions of Fact]] · [[Analyzing Testimony]] ([[Bias, Interest, and Corruption in Assessing Credibility]] · [[Weighing Testimony of the Accused]] · [[Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses]]) · [[Corroboration]] | ** [[Direct Evidence]] · [[Circumstantial Evidence]] · [[Inferences]] · [[Recent Possession]] · [[Presumptions]] ([[Presumption of Innocence]]) · [[Judicial Notice]] · [[Admissions of Fact]] · [[Analyzing Testimony]] ([[Bias, Interest, and Corruption in Assessing Credibility]] · [[Weighing Testimony of the Accused]] · [[Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses]]) · [[Corroboration]] | ||
** [[Proof of Previous Conviction]] · [[Proof of Controlled Substance]] | ** [[Proof of Previous Conviction]] · [[Proof of Controlled Substance]] | ||
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* '''[[Hearsay]]''' | * '''[[Hearsay]]''' | ||
** [[Traditional Exceptions to Hearsay|Traditional Exceptions]] ([[Statutory Hearsay Exception for Victims, Children and Disabled]] · [[Statements Against Interest Exception]] · [[Res Gestae and Dying Declarations]] · [[Past Recollection Recorded]] · [[Previously Sworn Testimony Exception to Hearsay]] · [[Co-Conspirators Exception to Hearsay]] · [[Adoptive and Implied Admissions]]) | ** [[Traditional Exceptions to Hearsay|Traditional Exceptions]] ([[Statutory Hearsay Exception for Victims, Children and Disabled]] · [[Statements Against Interest Exception]] · [[Res Gestae and Dying Declarations]] · [[Past Recollection Recorded]] · [[Previously Sworn Testimony Exception to Hearsay]] · [[Co-Conspirators Exception to Hearsay]] · [[Adoptive and Implied Admissions]]) | ||
** [[Principled Exception to Hearsay|Principled Exception]] | ** [[Principled Exception to Hearsay|Principled Exception]] ([[Necessity Under the Principled Approach to Hearsay|Necessity]] · [[Reliability Under the Principled Approach to Hearsay|Reliability]]) | ||
* '''[[Admissions and Confessions]]''' | * '''[[Admissions and Confessions]]''' | ||
** [[Admissions]] · [[Confessions]] · [[Voluntariness]] · [[Right Against Self-Crimination]] · [[Confessions by Young Persons]] · [[Confessions from Mr Big Operations]] | ** [[Admissions]] · [[Confessions]] · [[Voluntariness]] · [[Right Against Self-Crimination]] · [[Confessions by Young Persons]] · [[Confessions from Mr Big Operations]] | ||
* '''[[Privilege]]''' | * '''[[Privilege]]''' | ||
** [[Solicitor Client Privilege]] · [[Public Interest Privilege]] · [[Litigation Privilege]] · [[Settlement Privilege]] · [[Informer Privilege]] · [[Spousal Immunity|Spousal Privilege]] · [[Case-by-Case Privilege]] | ** [[Solicitor Client Privilege]] · [[Public Interest Privilege]] · [[Litigation Privilege]] · [[Settlement Privilege]] · [[Informer Privilege]] · [[Spousal Immunity|Spousal Privilege]] · [[Case-by-Case Privilege]] · [[Protection of Journalist Records and Sources]] | ||
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* '''Warrant Searches''' | * '''Warrant Searches''' | ||
** [[Applying for Judicial Authorizations]] · [[Information to Obtain a Search Warrant|Contents of the ITO]] ([[Confidential Informers]]) · [[Search Warrant Evidence]] · [[Reasonable and Probable Grounds]] · [[Judicial Authorization Standard of Review|Standard of Review]] · [[Execution of Search Warrants|Execution of Warrants]] · | ** [[Applying for Judicial Authorizations]] · [[Information to Obtain a Search Warrant|Contents of the ITO]] ([[Confidential Informers]]) · [[Search Warrant Evidence]] · [[Reasonable and Probable Grounds]] · [[Judicial Authorization Standard of Review|Standard of Review]] · [[Execution of Search Warrants|Execution of Warrants]] · | ||
** [[Special Search Warrant Issues|Special Search Issues]] · [[Law Office Searches | ** [[Special Search Warrant Issues|Special Search Issues]] · [[Searches Intruding on Solicitor-Client Privilege]] (including Law Office Searches) · [[Computer-related Search Issues]] · [[Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations]] | ||
* '''Types of Warrant''' | * '''Types of Warrant''' | ||
** [[Section 487 Search Warrants]] · [[General Warrants]] (487.01) · [[Seizure of Bodily Samples|Bodily Samples]] (including [[Blood Sample Seizure in Impaired Driving Investigations|impaired driving]], [[Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples|DNA Samples]], s. 487.091, [[Body Print Impression Warrant]] (487.092)) · [[Seizure and Forfeiture of Obscene or Child Pornographic Materials|Obscene Materials Warrant]] (164) · [[Gaming House Warrants]] (199) · [[Tracking Warrant]] (492.1) · [[Warrant for Transmission Data Recorder]] (492.2) · [[Seizure of Firearms|Firearms Warrants]] · [[Hate Propaganda Warrants and Forfeiture Orders|Hate Propaganda Warrants]] · [[CDSA Warrants]] · [[Foreign Warrants]] · [[Telewarrants]] | ** [[Section 487 Search Warrants]] · [[General Warrants]] (487.01) · [[Seizure of Bodily Samples|Bodily Samples]] (including [[Blood Sample Seizure in Impaired Driving Investigations|impaired driving]], [[Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples|DNA Samples]], s. 487.091, [[Body Print Impression Warrant]] (487.092)) · [[Seizure and Forfeiture of Obscene or Child Pornographic Materials|Obscene Materials Warrant]] (164) · [[Gaming House Warrants]] (199) · [[Tracking Warrant]] (492.1) · [[Warrant for Transmission Data Recorder]] (492.2) · [[Seizure of Firearms|Firearms Warrants]] · [[Hate Propaganda Warrants and Forfeiture Orders|Hate Propaganda Warrants]] (320) · [[Warrant to Seize Terrorist Propaganda Publications|Terrorist Propoganda]] (83.222) · [[CDSA Warrants]] (11 CDSA) · [[Foreign Warrants]] · [[Telewarrants]] | ||
** [[Production Orders]]: [[General Production Orders]] · [[Production Orders for Financial Data]] · [[Production Orders for Tracking Data]] · [[Trace Specified Communications Production Orders]] · [[Transmission Data Production Orders]] | ** [[Production Orders]]: [[General Production Orders]] · [[Production Orders for Financial Data]] · [[Production Orders for Tracking Data]] · [[Trace Specified Communications Production Orders]] · [[Transmission Data Production Orders]] | ||
** [[Wiretaps]] ([[Consent Wiretaps]] · [[Third Party Wiretaps]] · [[Warrantless Wiretaps]] · [[List of Designated Wiretap Eligible Offences|Designated Offences]] · [[Admitting Wiretap Evidence]] · [[Annual Wiretap Reports]]) | ** [[Wiretaps]] ([[Consent Wiretaps]] · [[Third Party Wiretaps]] · [[Warrantless Wiretaps]] · [[List of Designated Wiretap Eligible Offences|Designated Offences]] · [[Admitting Wiretap Evidence]] · [[Annual Wiretap Reports]]) | ||
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===Appendix=== | ===Appendix=== | ||
* [[ | * [[Judicial Authorization Chart]] · [[ITO Drafting Checklist]] · [[Warrant Searches (Cases)|Case Digests]] | ||
==Volume IV: Procedure and Practice== | ==Volume IV: Procedure and Practice== | ||
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===Arrest, Detention and Release=== | ===Arrest, Detention and Release=== | ||
* '''[[Arrest and Detention]]''' | * '''[[Arrest and Detention]]''' | ||
** [[Investigative Detention]] · [[Warrantless Arrests]] · [[Post-Charge Detention]] | ** [[Investigative Detention]] · [[Warrantless Arrests]] ([[Arrest by a Citizen]]) · [[Initial Post-Charge Detention]] · [[Detention With Charges Outstanding]] | ||
** [[Warrant Arrests]]: [[Accused Arrest Warrants for Failing to Attend Court]] · [[Arrest Warrants for Witnesses]] · [[Arrest Warrant for Breach of Court Orders]] · [[Out of Province Arrest Warrants]] | ** [[Warrant Arrests]]: [[Accused Arrest Warrants for Failing to Attend Court]] · [[Arrest Warrants for Witnesses]] · [[Arrest Warrant for Breach of Court Orders]] · [[Out of Province Arrest Warrants]] | ||
** [[Reasonable Suspicion]] | ** [[Reasonable Suspicion]] | ||
* '''Procedural Rights''' | * '''Procedural Rights''' | ||
** [[Arrest Procedure]]: [[Right to be Informed of Charges]] · [[Right to be Informed of Reasons for Arrest or Detention]] · [[Right to Counsel]] | ** [[Arrest Procedure]]: [[Right to be Informed of Charges]] · [[Right to be Informed of Reasons for Arrest or Detention]] · [[Initial Post-Charge Detention]] | ||
** [[Waiver of Charter Rights]] · [[Exclusion of Evidence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter|Exclusion of Evidence on Rights Violation]] · [[Post-Charge Detention]] | *** [[Right to Counsel]]: [[Informational Component to Right to Counsel]] · [[Implementation Component to Right to Counsel]] · [[Right to Additional Opportunities to Consult with Counsel]] · [[Right to Choice of Counsel]] | ||
** [[Waiver of Charter Rights]] · [[Exclusion of Evidence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter|Exclusion of Evidence on Rights Violation]] · [[Initial Post-Charge Detention]] | |||
* '''[[Compelling the Accused to Attend Court|Compelling Attendance]]''' | * '''[[Compelling the Accused to Attend Court|Compelling Attendance]]''' | ||
** [[Compelling Attendance by Accused Without Arrest]] · [[Warrantless Arrests]] and [[Warrant Arrests]] · [[Laying of an Information]] · [[Issuing Process]] · [[Release by Police]] · [[Procuring the Attendance of a Prisoner]] · [[Transfer of Matters to Other Provinces or Territories]] | ** [[Compelling Attendance by Accused Without Arrest]] · [[Warrantless Arrests]] and [[Warrant Arrests]] · [[Laying of an Information]] · [[Issuing Process]] · [[Release by Police]] · [[Procuring the Attendance of a Prisoner]] · [[Transfer of Matters to Other Provinces or Territories]] | ||
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===Courts and Charges=== | ===Courts and Charges=== | ||
* '''Criminal Courts and Charges''' | * '''Criminal Courts and Charges''' | ||
** [[Criminal Courts]] · [[Jurisdiction of the Courts]] ([[Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts]] · [[Special Jurisdiction for Offences Over Water]]) · [[Procedure for Young Accused]] | ** [[Criminal Courts]] · [[Jurisdiction of the Courts]] ([[Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts]] · [[Special Jurisdiction for Offences Over Water]]) · [[Procedure for Young Accused]] · [[Rules of Court]] | ||
*'''[[Informations and Indictments]]''' | *'''[[Informations and Indictments]]''' | ||
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===Pre-Hearing Stages=== | ===Pre-Hearing Stages=== | ||
* '''Initial Court Appearances''' | * '''Initial Court Appearances''' | ||
** [[Arraignment and Plea]] ([[Plea of Not Guilty and Other Pleas]]) · [[Election]] ([[Crown Election]] · [[Defence Election]]) · [[Choice of Language]] | ** [[Arraignment and Plea]] ([[Plea of Not Guilty and Other Pleas]]) · [[Election]] ([[Crown Election]] · [[Defence Election]] · [[Defence Re-Election]]) · [[Choice of Language]] | ||
* '''[[Case Management|Case Management Hearings]]''' | * '''[[Case Management|Case Management Hearings]]''' | ||
* '''[[Applications and Motions Procedure]]''' | * '''[[Applications and Motions Procedure]]''' | ||
** [[Voir Dire]] · [[Charter Applications]] · [[Adjournments]] · [[Public and Media Restrictions|Publication Bans]] · [[Change of Venue | ** [[Voir Dire]] · [[Charter Applications]] · [[Adjournments]] · [[Public and Media Restrictions|Publication Bans]] · [[Change of Venue]] · [[Rule Against Collateral Attacks on Court Orders]] · [[Judicial Neutrality and Bias]] | ||
** [[Peace Bonds]]: [[Peace Bond (Force Marriage)|Forced Marriage]] · [[Peace Bond (Injury)|Injury or Damage]] · [[Peace Bond (Organized Crime)|Organized Crime]] · [[Peace Bond (Serious Personal Injury)|Serious Personal Injury]] · [[Peace Bond (Sexual Offences)|Sexual Offences]] · [[Peace Bond (Terrorism)|Terrorism]] | |||
* '''Crown or Judge-Ordered Termination of Proceedings''' | * '''Crown or Judge-Ordered Termination of Proceedings''' | ||
** [[Withdraw and Dismissal of Charges]] · [[Constitutional Challenges to Legislation]] · [[Mistrials]] · [[Directed Verdicts]] · [[Stay of Proceedings]] ([[Abuse of Process]], [[Abuse of Process by Crown Counsel|By Crown Counsel]] ([[Prosecutorial Discretion]]), [[Abuse of Process by Law Enforcement|By Law Enforcement]], [[Abuse of Process Remedies|Abuse Remedies]] · [[Right to a Trial Within a Reasonable Time]] ([[Reasons for Delay (Morin Framework Only)|Reasons for Delay]] | ** [[Withdraw and Dismissal of Charges]] · [[Constitutional Challenges to Legislation]] · [[Mistrials]] · [[Directed Verdicts]] · [[Stay of Proceedings]] ([[Abuse of Process]], [[Abuse of Process by Crown Counsel|By Crown Counsel]] ([[Prosecutorial Discretion]]), [[Abuse of Process by Law Enforcement|By Law Enforcement]], [[Abuse of Process Remedies|Abuse Remedies]] · [[Right to a Trial Within a Reasonable Time]] ([[Reasons for Delay (Morin Framework Only)|Reasons for Delay]]) | ||
* '''Prerogative Writs and Judicial Review''' | * '''Prerogative Writs and Judicial Review''' | ||
** [[Mandamus, Certiorari, and Prohibition]] · ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'' | ** [[Mandamus, Certiorari, and Prohibition]] · ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'' | ||
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** [[Loss of Judge During Proceedings]] | ** [[Loss of Judge During Proceedings]] | ||
* '''[[Juries]]''' | * '''[[Juries]]''' | ||
** [[Jury Selection|Selection]] · [[ | ** [[Juror Eligibility]] · [[Jury Procedure|Procedure]] · [[Jury Selection|Selection]] · [[Right to a Representative Jury]] · [[Selecting Jurors From Panel]] · [[Peremptory Challenge]] · [[Selecting Additional and Alternate Jurors]] · [[Challenge to Jury Panel]] · [[Challenge for Cause]] · [[Jury Instructions|Instructions]] · [[Discharging a Juror]] · [[Special Issues Relating to Jurors]] | ||
* '''[[Trial Verdicts]]''' | * '''[[Trial Verdicts]]''' | ||
** [[Analyzing Testimony]] ([[Weighing Testimony of the Accused]] · [[Credibility of Complainants or Victims]] · [[Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses]]) · [[Kienapple Principle]] · [[Directed Verdicts]] | ** [[Analyzing Testimony]] ([[Weighing Testimony of the Accused]] · [[Credibility of Complainants or Victims]] · [[Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses]]) · [[Kienapple Principle]] · [[Directed Verdicts]] | ||
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* '''[[Mental Illness]]''' | * '''[[Mental Illness]]''' | ||
** [[Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility]] · [[Fitness to Stand Trial]] · [[Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility]] · [[Treatment of an Accused Unfit to Stand Trial]] · [[Not Criminally Responsible Due to Mental Disorder]] | ** [[Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility]] · [[Fitness to Stand Trial]] · [[Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility]] · [[Treatment of an Accused Unfit to Stand Trial]] · [[Not Criminally Responsible Due to Mental Disorder]] | ||
** [[Review Board Detention and Bail]], [[Review Board Disposition Hearings]], [[Review Board Hearing Procedure]], [[Review Board Publication Bans]], [[Review of Review Board]] | |||
===Youth Procedure=== | ===Youth Procedure=== | ||
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===Appendix=== | ===Appendix=== | ||
* [[Criminal Code and Related Definitions|Definitions]] · [[Category:Procedure Case Digests|Case Digests]] · [[Procedure and Practice Readings List|Readings]] · [[Criminal Code Forms]] · [[Misc Procedural Provisions]] | * [[Criminal Code and Related Definitions|Definitions]] · [[:Category:Procedure Case Digests|Case Digests]] · [[Procedure and Practice Readings List|Readings]] · [[List of Criminal Code Forms]] · [[Misc Procedural Provisions]] | ||
* [[Precedents and Checklists]]: [[Motions Chart]] · [[Pre-Trial and Trial Motions Checklist|Motions Checklist]] · [[Trial Preparation Checklist]] · [[Bail Checklist]] <!--· [[File Review Checklist]]--> | * [[Precedents and Checklists]]: [[Motions Chart]] · [[Pre-Trial and Trial Motions Checklist|Motions Checklist]] · [[Trial Preparation Checklist]] · [[Bail Checklist]] <!--· [[File Review Checklist]]--> | ||
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*'''Ancillary Investigative Orders | *'''Ancillary Investigative Orders | ||
** [[DNA Orders]] · [[SOIRA Orders]] | ** [[DNA Orders]] ([[List of Primary Designated DNA Offences|Primary Designated Offences]] · [[List of Secondary Designated DNA Offences (Group A)|Secondary Designated Offences, A]]) · [[SOIRA Orders]] ([[SOIRA Notice Convictions Outside Canada|Notices Outside Canada]], [[SOIRA Notice Convictions Pre-December 15, 2004|Notices Pre-2004]]) | ||
* '''Ancillary Prohibition Orders''' | * '''Ancillary Prohibition Orders''' | ||
** [[Section 161 Orders]] · [[Weapons Prohibition Orders]] · [[Firearms Prohibition Orders]] · [[Fraud Prohibition Orders]] · [[Animal Prohibition Orders]] · [[Driving Prohibition Orders]] | ** [[Section 161 Orders]] · [[Weapons Prohibition Orders]] · [[Firearms Prohibition Orders]] · [[Fraud Prohibition Orders]] · [[Animal Prohibition Orders]] · [[Driving Prohibition Orders]] | ||
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==Full Text By Volume== | ==Full Text By Volume== | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 1|Volume 1]]: Criminal Law (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 1.1|Volume 1.1]]: Offence Profiles (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 2|Volume 2]]: Evidence (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 3|Volume 3]]: Search and Seizure (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 4|Volume 4]]: Procedure and Practice (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 5|Volume 5]]: Sentencing (large page) | ||
* [[ | * [[Full Text:Volume 6|Volume 6]]: Case Digests (large page) |
Revision as of 12:43, 23 October 2018
Volume I: Criminal Law
- Sources of Criminal Law
- Actus Reus and Mens Rea
- Actus Reus: Causation · Duty of Care · Possession
- Mens Rea: Intention · Knowledge and Wilful Blindness · Recklessness
- General Proof of Elements
- Doctrines of Constructive Liability
- Principles of Interpretation
- Constitutional Challenges to Legislation
- Offences
- Terrorism Offences · Weapon Offences · Sexual Offences (Online Sexual Offences) · Disorderly Conduct · Offences of Violence · Gambling and Gaming · Hate Speech and Libel · Administration of Justice Offences · Property Offences · Corruption Offences · Drug Offences (Drug Trafficking)
- Motor Vehicle Offences (Refusal to Give a Sample · Breath Sample Demand · Reasonable Grounds Under Section 254(3) · Presumption of Identity Under Section 258 · Forthwith Under Section 254 · Screening Device · Operation, Care or Control of a Vehicle · Proof of Blood Alcohol Levels · Proof of Impairment by Alcohol · Proof of Impairment by Drugs)
- Homicide ("Planned and Deliberate" · Murder by Unlawful Act or Object)
- Repealed Offences
- Definitions: "Bodily Harm", "Child Pornography", "Dwelling House", Judicial Officers and Offices, General Documents, Legal Documents and Financial Instruments, Parties, Persons, Places and Organizations, "Peace Officers", Terrorism Definitions, "Deceit, Falsehood, or Other Fraudulent Means", Terms Relating to Transactions and Transferences, "Weapons", "Firearms", "Prohibited Firearms", "Restricted Firearms", "non-restricted firearms", "Prohibited Device" and "Ammunition", Misc Code Definitions.
- Regulatory and Provincial Offences
- Defences
- Intoxication · Automatism · Provocation · Necessity · Duress · Entrapment · Reasonable Excuse · Self-Defence and Defence of Another (Pre-2013) · Defence of Property (Pre-2013) · Officially Induced Error · Acting in Authority · Corrective Force · Accident and Mistake (Mistaken Belief of Age) · Alibi · De Minimus · Due Diligence · Consent (Consent in Sexual Offences · Age of Consent in Sexual Offences) · Abandonment · Innocent Possession · Colour of Right
- Offence-specific Defences: Defamatory Libel Defences · Child Pornography Defences (Child Pornography Private Use Defence)
- Appendix
- Offences by Penalty · CDSA Schedules · Table of Concordance · Table of Cases · Criminal Code and Related Definitions List of Legislative Amendments (Criminal Code (2000 to present) · Criminal Code (1892 to 1984) · Criminal Code (1984 to 1999)) · List of Hybrid Offences · List of Straight Indictable Offences · List of Summary Conviction Offences · Offences by Penalty
Volume II: Evidence
Basic Principles
- Acceptance of Evidence
- Proving Facts
- Direct Evidence · Circumstantial Evidence · Inferences · Recent Possession · Presumptions (Presumption of Innocence) · Judicial Notice · Admissions of Fact · Analyzing Testimony (Bias, Interest, and Corruption in Assessing Credibility · Weighing Testimony of the Accused · Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses) · Corroboration
- Proof of Previous Conviction · Proof of Controlled Substance
Forms of Evidence
- Real Evidence
- Documentary Evidence
- Testimonial Evidence
- Competence and Compellability: Compelling Attendance of Witnesses · Oaths and Affirmations · Competence of Witnesses to Testify · Competence of Children and Witnesses of Diminished Capacity · Spousal Immunity
- Refreshing Memory · Testimonial Aids for Young, Disabled or Vulnerable Witnesses · Long Distance Testimonial Aids · Interpreters · Evidence by Commission
- Adverse and Hostile Witnesses
Limits on the Admissibility of Evidence
- Opinion Evidence
- Credibility
- Character Evidence
- Hearsay
- Traditional Exceptions (Statutory Hearsay Exception for Victims, Children and Disabled · Statements Against Interest Exception · Res Gestae and Dying Declarations · Past Recollection Recorded · Previously Sworn Testimony Exception to Hearsay · Co-Conspirators Exception to Hearsay · Adoptive and Implied Admissions)
- Principled Exception (Necessity · Reliability)
- Admissions and Confessions
- Privilege
Volume III: Search and Seizure
- Introduction to Search and Seizure
- Fundamental Principles
- Warrant Searches
- Applying for Judicial Authorizations · Contents of the ITO (Confidential Informers) · Search Warrant Evidence · Reasonable and Probable Grounds · Standard of Review · Execution of Warrants ·
- Special Search Issues · Searches Intruding on Solicitor-Client Privilege (including Law Office Searches) · Computer-related Search Issues · Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations
- Types of Warrant
- Section 487 Search Warrants · General Warrants (487.01) · Bodily Samples (including impaired driving, DNA Samples, s. 487.091, Body Print Impression Warrant (487.092)) · Obscene Materials Warrant (164) · Gaming House Warrants (199) · Tracking Warrant (492.1) · Warrant for Transmission Data Recorder (492.2) · Firearms Warrants · Hate Propaganda Warrants (320) · Terrorist Propoganda (83.222) · CDSA Warrants (11 CDSA) · Foreign Warrants · Telewarrants
- Production Orders: General Production Orders · Production Orders for Financial Data · Production Orders for Tracking Data · Trace Specified Communications Production Orders · Transmission Data Production Orders
- Wiretaps (Consent Wiretaps · Third Party Wiretaps · Warrantless Wiretaps · Designated Offences · Admitting Wiretap Evidence · Annual Wiretap Reports)
Seizure and Forfeiture Powers
- Preservation of Evidence and Property
- Seizure of Property
- Ancillary Powers Doctrine · Warrantless Seizure Under Section 489 · Detention Order for Things Seized Under Section 489 or 487.11 · Taking Photographs and Fingerprints of Accused Persons · Inventory Searches · Firearm Seizure Powers · Seizure of Proceeds of Crime · Seizure and Forfeiture of Obscene or Child Pornographic Materials · Return of Things Seized to Lawful Owners · Seizure of Firearms · Warrants to Seize Explosives · Seizure of Bodily Samples
- Forfeiture Orders
- Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property Under the CDSA · Forfeiture of Things Detained Under Section 490 · Forfeiture of Weapons and Firearms · Forfeiture of Computer-related Property · Fine in Lieu of Forfeiture · Civil Forfeiture · Terrorism Forfeiture Orders · Hate Propaganda Forfeiture Orders
Exclusion of Evidence
Appendix
Volume IV: Procedure and Practice
Arrest, Detention and Release
- Arrest and Detention
- Investigative Detention · Warrantless Arrests (Arrest by a Citizen) · Initial Post-Charge Detention · Detention With Charges Outstanding
- Warrant Arrests: Accused Arrest Warrants for Failing to Attend Court · Arrest Warrants for Witnesses · Arrest Warrant for Breach of Court Orders · Out of Province Arrest Warrants
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Procedural Rights
- Compelling Attendance
- Judicial Interim Release / Bail
- Extradition
The Parties in a Proceeding
- Role of the Crown (Prosecutorial Discretion) · Role of the Defence Counsel · Conflicts of Interest · Role of Law Enforcement · Role of the Accused (Sitting Position of the Accused at Trial) · Role of Trial Judge (Procedural Powers of a Preliminary Inquiry Judge · Judicial Immunity · Judicial Neutrality and Bias · Functus Officio) · Role of the Victim and Third Parties · Counsel Appearing by Telepresence
Disclosure
- Crown Duty to Disclose (Types of Disclosable Materials · Limitations on Access to Disclosure) · Police Duty to Collect Evidence · Lost or Destroyed Evidence · Disclosure of Third Party Records · Remedy for Breach of Disclosure Obligation · Demand for Particulars · Production Orders · Special Disclosure Issues · Access to Things Detained Under Section 490 · Access to Court-Filed Exhibits
Courts and Charges
- Criminal Courts and Charges
- Public Access to Courts
- Open Court Principle · Public and Media Restrictions (Statutory Publication Ban on Court Proceedings · Excluding People From Court) · Publication Bans Relating to Youth Prosecutions · Access to Records Relating to Youth Prosecutions · Access to Court-Filed Exhibits · Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations
Pre-Hearing Stages
- Initial Court Appearances
- Case Management Hearings
- Applications and Motions Procedure
- Crown or Judge-Ordered Termination of Proceedings
- Prerogative Writs and Judicial Review
- Costs
Substantive Hearings
Mental Health Issues
- Mental Illness
- Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility · Fitness to Stand Trial · Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility · Treatment of an Accused Unfit to Stand Trial · Not Criminally Responsible Due to Mental Disorder
- Review Board Detention and Bail, Review Board Disposition Hearings, Review Board Hearing Procedure, Review Board Publication Bans, Review of Review Board
Youth Procedure
Appeals
- Appeals
- Right to Appeal
- Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Indictable Offences · Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Summary Offences · Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Indictable Offences · Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Summary Offences · Right of Appeal of a Summary Conviction Appeal Decision
- Appeals Relating to Young Persons
- Standard of Review
- Grounds of Appeal from Verdicts: Unreasonable Verdict · Appeal of an Error of Law · Miscarriage of Justice (Ineffective Counsel) · Misapprehension of Evidence · Sufficiency of Reasons
- Grounds of Appeal from Sentence · Appeals Other Than Verdicts or Sentences
- Remedies on Conviction Appeal · Remedies on Acquittal Appeal · Remedies on Sentence Appeal
- Appeal Procedure
- Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada
- Ministerial Review
Appendix
- Definitions · Case Digests · Readings · List of Criminal Code Forms · Misc Procedural Provisions
- Precedents and Checklists: Motions Chart · Motions Checklist · Trial Preparation Checklist · Bail Checklist
Volume V: Sentencing
Principles and Factors
- Purpose and Principles of Sentencing
- Proportionality · Totality · Parity Principle · Restraint Principle · Jump, Step and Gap Principles · Aboriginal Offenders · Sentencing Starting Points · Sentencing Ranges
- Aggravating and Mitigating Factors: Sentencing Factors Relating to the Offender · Sentencing Factors Relating to the Offence · Victims as a Factor in Sentencing · State and Police Misconduct as a Sentencing Factor · Effect of Criminal Records in Sentencing · Position of Trust as a Factor in Sentencing
- Sentencing of Organizations
- Principles by Offence
Tools of Sentencing: Available Sentences
- Alternative Measures: Extrajudicial Measures for Young Offenders
- Sentences: Discharges (Curative Discharges) · Probation Orders (Terms and Conditions · Restitution) · Fines · Imprisonment · Conditional Sentences (Terms and Conditions of a Conditional Sentence Order · Conditional Sentence Breaches)
- Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences · Maximum and Minimum Sentences · Life Sentences
Tools of Sentencing: Ancillary Orders
- Ancillary Investigative Orders
- Ancillary Prohibition Orders
- Ancillary Fine and Restitution Orders:
- Forfeiture Orders
Procedure
Serving Sentences and Afterwards
- Serving Sentences · Consequences of Criminal Records After Sentencing (Pardons and Record Suspensions · Immigration Consequences from a Conviction)
- Parole: Delayed Parole Eligibility · Judicial Review of Parole Ineligibility · Judicial Review of Parole Ineligibility for Murder
- Long-Term and Dangerous Offender Designation:
- Remand Assessment for LTO/DO Applications · List of Dangerous Offender Designated Offences · Requirements for a Long Term Offender Designation · Serious Personal Injury Offences · Consequences of a Long Term Offender Designation · Requirements for a Dangerous Offender Designation · Consequences of a Dangerous Offender Designation · Procedure in a LTO/DO Designation Hearing · Appellate Review of an LTO or DO Designation
Young Offenders
- Sentencing Young Offenders · Principles and Purposes of Youth Sentencing · Youth Pre-Sentence Reports · Dispositions for Young Offenders · Adult Sentences for Young Offenders · Procedure for Young Accused · Bail for Young Accused · Custody and Supervision Orders