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'''Onus and Standard of Proof'''<Br> | '''Onus and Standard of Proof'''<Br> | ||
The standard of proof is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt".<Ref> | The standard of proof is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt".<Ref> | ||
R v Beauchamp, [1953] OR 422-434 (ONCA), [http://canlii.ca/t/g1jf8 1952 CanLII 60] (ON CA)<Br> | R v Beauchamp, [1953] OR 422-434 (ONCA), [http://canlii.ca/t/g1jf8 1952 CanLII 60] (ON CA){{perONCA|MacKay JA}}<Br> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [http://prosecutors.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-NFC-Careless_Driving_PAO_Fall_2014.ppt Ontario Prosecutor Presentation] | * [http://prosecutors.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-NFC-Careless_Driving_PAO_Fall_2014.ppt Ontario Prosecutor Presentation] | ||
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Revision as of 14:29, 18 December 2018
Careless Driving
All provinces have some form of motor vehicle offence relating to careless driving.[1]
Onus and Standard of Proof
The standard of proof is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt".[2]
Proving careless driving will usually require:
- the accused drove in a manner prohibited by the section
- the accused drove without "due care and attention"
- ↑
ON: s. 130 (careless driving) Highway Traffic Act
- ↑
R v Beauchamp, [1953] OR 422-434 (ONCA), 1952 CanLII 60 (ON CA), per MacKay JA