Criminal Law Chapter 9

Question 1

Assault level 1-3

Answer 1

Level 1 Assault: threatened or actual physical contact without consent
Level 2 Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm: injuring a person in a way that has serious consequences for the victim’s health or comfort
Level 3 Aggravated Assault: wounding, maiming, disfiguring, or endangering the life of the victim

Question 2

Sexual Assault Level 1-3

Answer 2

Level 1 Sexual Assault: touching of a sexual nature that is not invited or consensual
Level 2 Sexual Assault with a weapon, threats to a third party, or causing bodily harm: a form of sexual assault that involves the use of weapons, threats, or physical injury
Level 3 Aggravated Sexual Assault: sexual assault that involves wounding, maiming, disfiguring, or endangering the life of the victim

Question 3

Breaking and Entering

Answer 3

breaking or opening something in order to enter the premises without permission with the intent to commit an indictable offence

Question 4

Colour of right

Answer 4

the honest belief that a person owns or has permission to use an item

Question 5

Controlled Substance

Answer 5

any drug listed in Schedules 1-4 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Question 6

Culpable homicide

Answer 6

a killing for which the accused can be held legally responsible

Question 7

Disorderly house

Answer 7

a common bawdy, betting, or gaming house

Question 8

First-degree murder

Answer 8

a killing that is planned and deliberate, is the result of a contract, causes the death of a peace office, or is committed during another serious crime

Question 9

Fraud

Answer 9

intentionally deceiving someone in order to cause a loss of property, money, or service

Question 10

Homicide

Answer 10

the killing of another human being, directly or indirectly

Question 11

Hybrid Offence

Answer 11

an offence that the Crown can try either as a summary or indictable offence

Question 12

Indictable Offence

Answer 12

a crime that is more serious than a summary conviction offence and carries a heavier penalty

Question 13

Infanticide

Answer 13

the killing of a newborn infant by the child’s mother

Question 14

Manslaughter

Answer 14

any culpable homicide not classified as murder of infanticide

Question 15

Mischief

Answer 15

willfully destroying or damaging property or data, interfering with the lawful use of property or data, or interfering with any person in the lawful use of property or data

Question 16

Theft Under

Answer 16

the hybrid offence of stealing goods worth under $5000

Question 17

Theft Over

Answer 17

the indictable offence of stealing goods worth over $5000

Question 18

Trafficking

Answer 18

a criminal offence that involves selling, giving, transporting, or distributing a controlled substance or an authorization for a controlled substance

Question 19

Public Mischief

Answer 19

providing false information that causes the police to start or continue an investigation without cause

Question 20

Money Laundering

Answer 20

transferring cash or other property to conceal its illegal origin

Question 21

Murder

Answer 21

the intentional killing of another human being

Question 22

Non-culpable homicide

Answer 22

a killing for which a person cannot be held legally responsible

Question 23

Possession

Answer 23

the state of having knowledge of and control over something

Question 24

Prostitution

Answer 24

the act of engaging in sexual services for money

Question 25

Provocation

Answer 25

words or actions that could cause a reasonable person to behave irrationally or lose self control

Question 26

Robbery

Answer 26

the theft of personal property through violence or the threat of violence

Question 27

Second-Degree murder

Answer 27

any murder not classified as first-degree murder

Question 28

Summary conviction offence

Answer 28

a crime that is considered less serious and carries a lighter penalty

Question 29

Theft

Answer 29

taking property permanently or temporarily, without the owner’s permission

Question 30

Burden of Proof

Answer 30

the Crown’s obligation to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt