Index

• Author: Kent Roach
• Pages: 606-623

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Abandonment of cr ime, 153, 173

Aborigin al offenders. See Indigenous

offenders

Absolute disch arges, 539–40, 572

permanent ly unf‌it to stand tria l, 315,

549

Absolute liabil ity offences, 16–17,

242–50, 572

Charter viol ations, 17, 77–78,

246–48, 272

corporation s, 248–49

common law and, 243– 46

corporation s

Charter applic ation, 248–49

liability, 248–49

defences, 272–73

mistake of l aw, 111

driving w hile suspended, 110–11

Abuse of process , 46, 517

Accessories. See Parties to offence

Accessory a fter the fact, 178–80

actus reus, 178– 79

mens re a, 179 –80

Accident, defence of, 117–18, 202–4,

470–7 1

actus reus and voluntariness, rel-

evance to, 117–18

mens re a and objective fault, rel-

evance to 203– 4

Accomplices. See Parties to of fence

Accused persons

arrest. See A rrest

bail. See Bail

Charter rig hts. See also Charter of

Rights an d Freedoms

procedural fa irness. See Proced-

ural fairness

substantive fairness. See Substan-

tive fairness

compulsion to test ify, 64

counsel, rig ht to. See Right to counsel

defences. See Defences

detention. See Detent ion

inte rrogat ion, 43, 55 0–51

presumption of in nocence. See Pre-

sumption of innocence

silence, right to, 44, 550

trial proc ess. See Trial process

Actus reus, 10–11, 92–142, 572

accessory a fter the fact, 178–79

accident defence, 117–18

aiding and abet ting, 127, 168–70

assault, 134, 475

attempt s, 127, 151–53

bestial ity, 135–36

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causing prohibite d consequence,

120 –27

alternative liability, 127

concurrent cau ses, 124–25

general princ iples, 122–24

new acts sever ing chain,

124–25

non-homicide cases, 125 –26

statutor y provisions , 121

common intent of unla wful purpose,

175

conspiracy, 156–59

corporate cr ime

representatives, 264, 266– 67,

270–71

senior off‌icers, 26 4–65, 269–70

counselling

crime comm itted, 165

crime not commit ted, 161

crimin al act, 95–107

age-based restrictions, 97

causing prohibite d consequences,

120 –27

Charter i ssues, 97–99

codif‌icat ion, 95–96

ignorance of the l aw. See Ignor-

ance of the law

marked depar ture from standard,

104 –5

omission s, 128–30, 140

policy element s, 130–38

strict and pur posive construction,

99– 104

territor ial application, 96 –97

vague laws. See Va gue la ws

volu ntar iness , 115–18

fraud, 500 –1

homicide offences, 93 –94, 423–72

mens re a

coincidence, 118–20

murd er, 433

correspon dence or symmetry, 81

relationship, 185 –87

overview, 92–95, 138– 41

possess ion, 136–37

prohibited act, 92, 576

sexual a ssault, 475–83

consent, 130 –32, 476–83

HIV disclos ure, 133–34

di sting uish ed, 475 –76

Ewanchuk c ase, 476–78

simultaneous principle, 118–20

terroris t group participation, 505 –6

theft, 137–38, 499–500

Adminis tration of justice into disre pute

entrapment, 44, 46, 54 6

exclusion of evidenc e, 35, 39, 44–45,

90, 574

joint submission s of sentence, 2,

519–2 0

Age of responsibi lity, 97

Aiding and abet ting, 13–14, 166–74, 572.

See also Partie s to offence

abandonment, 173

actus reus, 168–70

impossibil ity and, 164, 173–74

manslaughte r, 470

mens re a, 170–73

mur der, 437–39

overview, 166–68

Air of realit y, 62–63

all defences, 360

automatism, 62– 63, 338–40

Charter an d, 62–63

duress, 360, 416

intoxication, 62– 63, 284–85

mistake of fa ct, 485–87

necessity, 360, 394– 95, 416

property, defence of, 380, 388, 416

provocation, 446

self-defence, 360, 363, 369, 371, 376,

416

Altern ative measure s, 539

Appeals, 31–32

appellate court s, 31–32, 572

Supreme Court of Can ada, 32

sentencing appe als, 32, 521–22

Arbitrar iness, 572

detention or impri sonment, 40–41

laws, 72–73

Arrest

counsel, rig ht to, 41–42

search incide nt to, 39

Assault

consent and, 134 –35

sexual a ssault, 130–34, 476–88

def‌i ned, 47 5

sexual a ssault distingui shed, 475–76.

See also Sexual assault

Assisted s uicide, 471–72