Index

• Author: Steve Coughlan
• Profession: Professor of Law. Dalhousie University
• Pages: 521-534

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INDEX

Abandonment of reasonable expectation

of privacy, 85–87

Absolute jurisdiction offence, 39, 41, 42,

291, 296, 475

Abuse of process, 9, 31, 341–46

categories, 341–45

prosecutorial discretion, 39, 47

stay of proceedings, 345–46

Accused persons

address to accused, preliminary

inquiry, 308

joinder and severance, 377–79

jurisdiction over, 55–57

Adjournments

bail hearings, 214–15, 216

non-disclosure, 267

trial judge, powers, 425

Administration of justice, 59, 70

case management judge, 32, 323

constitutional jurisdiction, 25, 347,

348

detention to maintain, 218–19, 226

leave to appeal, 470

past police abuse undermining, 344–45

peremptory challenges, use, 365

publication ban, 352, 430

warrants, 121, 125, 128, 129, 130,

144, 167, 168

witness support person, 426

Admissibility of evidence. See Evidence

Agreed-upon statement of facts, 397

Alternative measures, 318–22

availability, 319

drug or mental health issues, 321–22

young persons, 319, 320–21

Amendment of charges, 382–83

Ancillary powers doctrine, 16–19, 475

Anticipatory search warrant, 163, 167,

169

Appeals, 40, 437–73

directed verdict decision, 401

indictable offences, 439–68

accused, appeals by, 439–56

curative proviso, 450–52, 477

errors of law, 447–50

miscarriage of justice, 447–50

overview, 439–42

procedural irregularities, 452–54

standard of review, 442–43

successful appeal, conse-

quences, 454–56

unreasonable verdicts, 443–47

Court of Appeal, powers, 461–62

Crown, appeals by, 456–60

fresh evidence, 462–64

reasons, failure to give, 464–68