Criminal Procedure
Criminal Justice · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter, Every Year
CJ-3130 prerequisites
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Description
Surveys critical legal issues in the Canadian criminal procedure with an emphasis placed on investigation. The course considers the relevant Criminal Code sections, constitutional provisions, common law rules and recent case law as they relate to the powers of search and seizure, electronic surveillance, charging, arrest and detention, interrogation, and an accused's right to counsel and silence. The course analyzes what constitutional, common law and statutory remedies an accused can seek when evidence is obtained improperly or there has been abuse of police or prosecutorial powers. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of other pre-trial phenomena including bail.
Requisite courses
CJ-1002 or the former CJ-1101, and CJ-2130 [prerequisite(s)].
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