Table of Contents

Intro to Criminal Law……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

Limits on Criminal Law……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

Hart-Devlin Debate………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

Sources of Criminal Law……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2

Interpretation of Criminal Law……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

Criminal Procedure: Police Powers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Crime Control v.s. Due Process Models………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

Questioning Suspects…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

Search and Seizure…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

Detention and Arrest………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

Ancillary Police Powers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

The Trial Process…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....................10

Actus Reus……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12

Contemporaneity…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....12

Voluntariness…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........13

Actions and Omissions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13

Causation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….................15

Consent….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................18

Mens Rea….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................20

General…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....................20

Regulatory and Absolute Offences……………………………………………………………………………………………………………21

Subjective Mens Rea………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..23

Objective Mens
Rea………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25

Mistake of Fact…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........28

Mistake of Law…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........30

*Hierarchy of Culpable State of

Mind……………………………………………………………………………………………………….32

Defences…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................33

Self Defence…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............33

Mental Disorder and Automatism……………………………………………………………………………………………………………36

 Intoxication………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............38

Necessity………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….................40
Abbey…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………37
A.M. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….7
B.C. Motor Vehicle…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….............21
Beard………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
9
Beatty…………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………................27
Beaver…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............……………………................20, 29
Briscoe………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................……………………24
Browne………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..13
Brydges….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..5
Bogue…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..34
Boucher…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….………11
Boudreau….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………5
Buzzanga…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................….………………..23
Cancoil…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………… 31
Cinous.. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….29; 33
Chaulk……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….37
Chase…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….29
Clarkson…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….5
Cloutier……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….9
Colbert…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….34
Collins………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………6
Cooper…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………37
Cranbrook……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………31
Creighton……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………27
Davault……….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................….…………………19; 39
Ewanchuck…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………29
Fagan…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………12
Frey…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………2
Gingrich…..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................….…………………26
Grant……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………7
Golden……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….9
Harbottle……..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........................….…………………16
Hebert……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………5
Hundal……..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............................….…………………26
Hunter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………6
Howson…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….31
Jobidon………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………1, 19
Jorgensen………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………31
Kang-Brown…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………7
Killbride…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………13
Latimer………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………40
Lavallee…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………34
Levis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………32
Lifchus……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………11
Luekecke.. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………29; 38
MacDougal…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………31
Malmo-Levine………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………1
Malott……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………35
Mann……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………9
Manninen………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………5
Marshall…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………11
Martineau.. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........................….…………………20
Menezes………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................….……………….16
Miller…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….12
Molis……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….31
Nette………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................….……………….16
Oickle………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….5
Oommen……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….37
Osolin.. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………29
Pagett……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….16
Parks……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….38
Pappajohn………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................….………………........19; 29
Pare………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….…………………………………………………………………2
Pawliuk………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….………………………….34
Perka……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….40
Petel………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….34
Peterson………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….13
Pontes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….31
Pure……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….
……………………………….31
Raham…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................….………………..22
Reid……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….17
R.J.S. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................….……………….17
Ruzic………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….13
Sansregret….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....................….…………………24; 29
Sault Ste. Marie…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................….………………….21
Seaboyer……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….29
Simpsom………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………37
Sinclair…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….5
Singh……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……………………………….5
Smithers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….16
Steane…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................….…………………
24
Stillman…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………………………….9
Stincholm………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….11
Stone……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………………38
Storrey…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………7
Suberu…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………8
Tennant……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............................….…………………24
Tessling……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………6
Therens……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………8
Theroux…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................….……………….24
Thornon…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………13
Tutton…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................….…………………26
Vaillancourt………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................….…………………20
Waite…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....................................….……………….26
Welch……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………1
Wholesale Travel…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................….…………………22
Williams…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………12
Winning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………16
Wong……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………………………6