Canadian Criminal Procedure and Practice

This text is intended to describe the procedural features of Canadian Criminal Law. It is meant as a companion to the Criminal Law text which describes the substantive criminal law.

This book assumes a relatively advanced knowledge of criminal law and functions primarily as a reference for practitioners and law students.

Contents

Police Investigation

• Arrest and Detention (Cases)
• Search and Seizure (Cases)
• Release and Attendance (Cases)

Counsel

• Role of the Crown and Defence
• Disclosure

Court Proceedings

• Jurisdiction and Election
• Informations and Indictments
• Pleas (Cases)
• Pre-Trial Matters (Cases)
• Preliminary Inquiry
• Trials (Cases)
• Judgements
• Appeals
• Mental Illness

Appendix

• Readings
• Case Law
• Motions Chart
• Checklists