Sentences with phrase «criminal code review»

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Not exact matches

The Liberal Government has said it wants to kill Bill C - 246 in favour of a larger review of the whole Criminal Code — blatantly ignoring the fact that this Bill emerged out of a Parliamentary review of animal cruelty in Canada and has been debated for almost 20 years.

Review code for Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors provided by publisher.

[See also Libel Accusation from a Book Review on Slaw] That post got me thinking about how one would go about finding a criminal procedure code of a foreign country.

«Under section 696.5 of the Criminal Code, the Minister of Justice is required to submit an annual report to Parliament regarding applications for ministerial review (miscarriages of justice) within six months of the end of the fiscal year.

«Instead of carefully reviewing the evidence in the case in order to determine whether or not the Crown had, in fact, established that the appellant possessed the specific intent of wilfulness required by s. 173 (1) of the Criminal Code, the trial judge erroneously convicted the appellant based upon a perceived (but non-existent) legal presumption that the necessary wilfulness was established by the fact that his acts of masturbation were in fact witnessed by another,» he wrote.

(Sources: Mary Jane Hatton and Joseph James, Case Management in the Family Court: A Guide to Implementation, Office of the Chief Judge, Ontario Court (Provincial Division), May 1995; Patrick LeSage and Michael Code, Report of the Review of Large and Complex Criminal Case Procedures, «Judicial Case Management, Especially at the Pre-trial Stage,» November 2008; Margot Gibb - Clark, «Where judgment is swift,» The Globe and Mail, February 28, 1995, p. B16.)

Under the Criminal Code, a Review Board must be established in each province to make or review decisions concerning any individual who has received a verdict of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disReview Board must be established in each province to make or review decisions concerning any individual who has received a verdict of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disreview decisions concerning any individual who has received a verdict of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.

This review board was established under the Criminal Code of Canada is made up of respectable members, ranging from judges, lawyer to healthcare professional and other members of the public.

Once these judicial avenues have been exhausted, section 696.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada (the «Criminal Code») allows the Minister of Justice to review alleged wrongful convictions.

Despite the 2002 amendments to the Criminal Code, the conviction review process continues to be criticized for a variety of reasons.

Read this paper for a review of search principles, privacy principles, Criminal Code sections, and Charter considerations relevant to search warrants.

If the constitutional validity of s. 241 of the Criminal Code is to be reviewed notwithstanding Rodriguez, it is for the Supreme Court of Canada to do so,» wrote Justice Mary Newbury in the majority decision, with Justice Mary Saunders concurring, in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General).

The SCC will review the meaning of «game» under the Criminal Code.

So far, only three published studies have analyzed the association between brief readability and case outcome, 50 and no studies have analyzed that association in the trial courts, where most lawyers practice.51 Long and Christensen sampled 882 appellate briefs from the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state supreme courts.52 Their dependent variable was the outcome of the appeal (affirmed or reversed), while their independent variable was readability measured by the Flesch Reading Ease score as calculated by Microsoft Word.53 For federal appellate and state supreme court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for federal or state court, standard of review, presence of a dissenting opinion, and readability of the opinion deciding the appeal.54 For United States Supreme Court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for constitutional issue, criminal or civil case, presence of a dissenting opinion, and opinion readability.55 They found no statistically significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.56

It reviews the legislation and case law under s. 487 of the Criminal Code, s. 11 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, s. 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other federal and provincial statutes.

If the defendant is guilty in Georgia then the Judge decides the sentence based on the criminal code and their review of any mitigating or exacerbating circumstances.

There is concurrent jurisdiction in the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal to conduct a bail review under section 520 of the Criminal Code.

My contest law services include: advice in relation to the application of the Competition Act and Criminal Code to promotional contests; CASL (anti-spam law) where electronic marketing will be used; drafting short and long contest rules and statutory disclosure; reviewing promotional contest marketing and advertising materials; preparing winner release documentation; compliance with the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act; and compliance with social media sites» terms of use.

Given that the improper operation of a promotional contest can lead to civil and / or criminal liability under the Competition Act, Criminal Code, based on a contractual (i.e., common law) challenge or failure to comply with Quebec's legal requirements, it is important to review draft contest materials for legal comcriminal liability under the Competition Act, Criminal Code, based on a contractual (i.e., common law) challenge or failure to comply with Quebec's legal requirements, it is important to review draft contest materials for legal comCriminal Code, based on a contractual (i.e., common law) challenge or failure to comply with Quebec's legal requirements, it is important to review draft contest materials for legal compliance.

The Criminal Code also contains a pyramid selling offence, which sometimes must be reviewed as well where entrants are required to pay money or securities to participate in a promotion.

J Blackburn, for the Person in Charge, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care Keywords: Review Board, Criminal Law, Mental Health Law, Criminal Code s. 672.78 (3)(b), Amicus Curiae

R. v. McCallum (N.J.) 2013 ABQB 175 Criminal Law — Compelling appearance, detention and release — Interim release or detention of accused pending trial or appeal — Review In August 2012, the court issued a notice to the profession, setting out, as a pilot project for Edmonton, «Changes to s. 525 Detention Review and s. 520 Bail Review Hearings» under the Criminal Code.

R. v. Bowden (J.R.) 2013 ABQB 178 Civil Rights — Trials — Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings — Speedy trial — Accused's right to — What constitutes «within a reasonable time» In August 2012, the court issued a notice to the profession, setting out, as a pilot project for Edmonton, «Changes to s. 525 Detention Review and s. 520 Bail Review Hearings» under the Criminal Code.

Appellate review as provided for by Part XXI of the Criminal Code is not an indulgence to be doled out to those who are somehow seen as deserving of the opportunity to challenge their conviction.

«Pursuant to section 696.5 of the Criminal Code, the Minister of Justice is required to submit an annual report to Parliament regarding applications for ministerial review (miscarriages of justice) within six months of the end of the fiscal year.

• Over 21,000 tribunal decisions • British Columbia Review Board (Criminal Code) Decisions • Ontario Review Board (Criminal Code) Decisions • Quebec Administrative Tribunal, Social Affairs Division Decisions (designated as a Review Board under the Criminal Code)

The development of these guidelines was prompted by the findings and recommendations of the 1996 Department of Justice Canada review of the criminal harassment provisions in the Crimincriminal harassment provisions in the CriminalCriminal Code.

Keywords: Health Law, Ontario Review Board, Threat to Public Safety, Criminal Code, s. 672.78, Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), Carrick (Re), Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, Ferguson and Re Pellet

General business and personal reputation, in addition to criminal convictions and charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, and contraventions of Federal Statutes such as Income Tax Act, or Provincial Statutes such as the Real Estate Services Act, Securities Act, Insurance Act, or Mortgage Broker's Act, or whether an applicant has been disciplined by a professional body will be reviewed when considering an applicant's «good reputationcriminal convictions and charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, and contraventions of Federal Statutes such as Income Tax Act, or Provincial Statutes such as the Real Estate Services Act, Securities Act, Insurance Act, or Mortgage Broker's Act, or whether an applicant has been disciplined by a professional body will be reviewed when considering an applicant's «good reputationCriminal Code of Canada, and contraventions of Federal Statutes such as Income Tax Act, or Provincial Statutes such as the Real Estate Services Act, Securities Act, Insurance Act, or Mortgage Broker's Act, or whether an applicant has been disciplined by a professional body will be reviewed when considering an applicant's «good reputation».