Chapter 1

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1. If no punishment is provided for an indictable offence, an accused is liable to a term of imprisonment of two years or less.

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2. A person convicted of any offence punishable on summary conviction will never be liable to a fine of more than two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months or to both.

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3. Offences listed in section 469 will always be tried by judge and jury.

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4. The role of the Crown in a prosecution is to present the case the police bring to it and to use whatever tactical or strategic advantage it has in presenting that case.

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5. When an accused has an election as to the mode of trial, the election takes place in superior court.

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6. A person charged with placing bets under section 203 of the Criminal Code will have an election as to whether he or she is tried by provincial court judge, superior court judge, or judge and jury.

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7. A person charged with piratical acts under section 75 of the Criminal Code will have an election as to whether he or she is tried by provincial court judge, superior court judge, or judge and jury.

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8. An accused who has committed murder in Alberta may plead guilty to the offence in British Columbia.

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9. Pre-charge delay is generally not relevant to a person's rights under section 11(b), the right to be tried within a reasonable time.

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10. An application for certiorari is an application to have a higher court order a lower court to do something, for example, to conduct the preliminary hearing into the offences charged in the information.

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