Summary Conviction Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
- Publisher:
- Emond Publishing
- Publication date:
- 2022-05-12
- Authors:
- Gargi Mukherji
- ISBN:
- 978-1-77462-061-8
Description:
Summary Conviction Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the criminal justice process, outlining every aspect of a summary conviction, from preliminary matters to sentencing and appeals. This all-in-one resource, designed specifically for paralegal diploma programs, balances the theoretical and practical application of criminal law from a paralegal perspective, addressing the elements of an offence, search and arrest, court attendance, witness provisions, disclosure, pre-trial conferences and applications, remedies, trial strategies, sentencing procedures, appeals, and more
Index
- Preliminary pages
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction and Professional Practice
- Preliminary Matters
- Investigatory Police Powers and the Charter
- Compelling Attendance and Bail
- Witnesses
- Disclosure and Pre-Trial Conferences
- Pre-Trial Applications
- The Trial
- Sentencing and Appeals
- Specific Offences and Specialized Courts
- Appendix A. Template Forms Under the Criminal Code
- Appendix B. Paralegal Authorized Activities Under the Law Society Act
- Appendix C. Legal rights sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Appendix D. Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice in Criminal Proceedings
- Appendix E. Forms and Worksheets
- Glossary
- Index
- Credits