Chapter 3

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1. A preliminary inquiry for a charge of murder will be held in superior court.

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2. If the accused is ordered to stand trial following the preliminary inquiry, the Crown will swear an indictment.

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3. An information is sworn before a Justice in an ex parte hearing.

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4. An indictment may contain only one count.

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5. The guiding principle regarding the sufficiency of informations will be for the accused to be reasonably informed of the transaction alleged against him or her, thus giving the accused the possibility of a full defence and a fair trial.

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6. A court may amend the evidence to conform to the indictment.

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7. Once the Crown stays a charge, the Crown can reactivate the charge within one year.

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8. The Crown can bypass the preliminary inquiry and proceed directly to trial by preferring a direct indictment.

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9. Arraignment is the process of adjourning a case so that the accused can consult with a lawyer or for a variety of other reasons before the accused enters a plea.

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10. The special plea of autrefois acquit is a plea that the accused has already been acquitted of the alleged offence.

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