FEDERAL LAW Flashcards
What is the Law?
a) Case law that comes out of court rulings
b) Rules of conduct that protect everyone’s rights
c) Something created by the government for the police to enforce
d) Rules only found in federal statutes
b) Rules of conduct that protect everyone’s rights
Which of the following best defines Case Law?
a) Early/traditional laws that have become commonly accepted and therefore are not specifically written down
b) Laws the government has enacted to address for new problems
c) Laws based on previous court decisions
d) Laws that govern how the police and citizens are to operate in society
c) Laws based on previous court decisions
The Constitution of Canada is the?
a) Common Law
b) Case Laww
c) Superior Law
d) Supreme Law
Procedural Law is an instruction manual for?
a) The citizens
b) The police
c) The offenders
d) The victim
b) The police
Substantive Law is an instruction manual for?
a) The citizens
b) The police
c) The offenders
d) The government
a) The citizens
T/F: The Ontario Court of Justice hears criminal prosecutions and provincial prosecutions.
TRUE
NOTE: Lower courts can see more serious offences; however, higher level courts will not see matters intended for lower level courts (i.e., Super Court of Justice will not see somone fort a Part 3 POA summons).
Which of the following is NOT an example of a summary conviction only offence?
a) Trespass at Night
b) Cause Disturbance
c) Possession of break in instruments
d) Nudity
c) Possession of break in instruments
s. 351 (1) Possession of Break-in Instrument
* Hybrid/Dual Procedure Offence
What are 3 classifications of offences?
Summary, Dual/Hybrid and Indictable
Who may lay a criminal information under oath before a justice or judge if they have reasonable grounds to believe an indictable offence has been committed?
a) Police Officer
b) Crown Attorney
c) Justice/Judge
d) Anyone
d) Anyone
What is the acronym that is used to remember the facts in issue and what does it stand for?
T ime and date
I dentity
P lace
P lus elements of the offence
TIPP
Which of the following is NOT and example of FEDERAL law?
a) Youth Criminal Justice Act
b) Liquor License Act
c) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
d) Interpretation Act
b) Liquor License Act
SECTION 7 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right to _____, _____ and _____ of the person and the right not to be _____ thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.
a) (life, freedom and safety) (withheld)
b) (life, liberty and safety) (deprived)
c) (peace, freedom, and security) (withheld)
d) (life, liberty and security) (deprived)
d) (life, liberty and security) (deprived)
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamnetal justice.
SECTION 8 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right to be secure against ____________________.
a) Unreasonable search and seizure
b) Unfair search and seizure
c) Dishonest search and seizure
d) Unlawful search and seizure
a) Unreasonable search and seizure
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
SECTION 9 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right not to be ____________________.
a) Irresponsibly detained or jailed
b) Arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
c) Unfairly detained or imprisoned
d) Inconsistently detained or jailed
b) Arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
SECTION 10 - CHARTER
Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
- to be informed ______ of the reasons therefor;
- to retain and instruct ______ without delay and to be informed of that right; and
- to have the validity of the detention determined by way of ____________ and to be released if the detention is not lawful
a) quickly, a lawyer, mens rea
b) quickly, lawyer, habaes corpus
c) promptly, counsel, habaes corpus
d) quickly, counsel, mens rea
c) promptly, counsel, habaes corpus
10. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
- to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
- to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and
- to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habaes corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful
Cst. Smith is on patrol and he sees a pedestrian walking on the side walk who matches the description of a suspect reported to have been sneaking around the backyards of houses in the neighborhood late at night. He decides to approach the pedestrian and because they seem a little bit nervous he decides to place them into investigative detention. After detaining the individual, he pats them down and finds a small bag of cocaine in his pocket. Cst. Smith places the individual under arrest and charges them with Possession of a Controlled Substance. Which (if any) of the pedestrian’s Charter Rights were violated during the search of his person?
a) None, this was a lawful detention.
b) Section 7
c) Section 10
d) Section 8
d) Section 8
While there are clearly multiple Charter violations here, Cst. Smith’s finding and taking of the small bag of cocaine is an example of a Section 8 Search or Seizure violation.
See R v Mann for case law example.
While on patrol, Sgt. Mulligan stops a man who he sees trying to break into a vehicle. During initial communication, the man informs Sgt. Mulligan that he is not going to identify himself - and shortly thereafter he is placed under arrest. Search incident to arrest uncovers the suspects personal identification and some break and enter tools. A CPIC check reveals the suspect has no priors. Sgt. Mulligan informs the suspect of the reason for his arrest and reads him his rights to counsel/caution. While he knows PRICES have been met, Sgt. Mulligan is annoyed that the suspect refused to identify himself and decides to teach him a lesson by putting him in the cells for the rest of his shift. Which of the suspect’s Charter rights were violated?
a) Section 24(2)
b) Section 9
c) Section 10
d) Section 8
b) Section 9
Section 9 refers to Detention and Imprisonment and gives people the right not to be aribitrarily detained.
Frank is in the kitchen when his 19 year old son comes home from football practice and informs him that he saw their neighbor on his front lawn watering the grass while nude. He is frustrated because this has been a frequent occurrence as of late and the police have not done anything about it. Can Frank go to a courthouse and lay an information against his neighbour without having to wait for the police?
No, for a civilian to lay an information and initiate charges against someone they must have reasonable grounds to believe they have committed an INDICTABLE offence.
s.504 CC In What Cases Justice may Receive Information
The definition of peace officer includes?
a) an auxiliary officer with the police service
b) a child and youth social worker
c) a justice of the peace
d) a firefighter
C - A Justice of the Peace
Psychological detention is a suspension of a person’s individual __________ by psychological restraint.
a) Privacy
b) Liberty
c) Security
d) Equality
B - Liberty
An arrest is accomplished when you take or get physical control of someone with the intent to?
a) Investigate
b) Detain
c) Charge
d) Arrest
B - Detain
T/F: Suspicious circumstances will always be enough to satisfy reasonable grounds.
FALSE
An arresting officer must __________ have reasonable grounds on which to base the arrest. Those grounds must, in addition, be justifiable from an __________ point of view.
a) Objectively/subjective
b) Objectively/objective
c) Subjectively/objective
d) Subjectively/subjective
c) Subjectively/objective
An arresting officer must subjectively have reasonable grounds on which to base the arrest. Those grounds must, in addition, be justifiable from an objective point of view.
Finds committing means?
a) Seeing a person commit an offence or seeing them commit the offence and immediately/continuously pursuing them
b) Having reasonable suspicion that a person has committed an offence and then cahsing after them
c) Following a person who has freshly departed and failed to identify themselves when trespassing
d) Having reasonable grounds to believe a person has committed an offence and immediately/continuously pursuing them
A - Seeing a person commit an offence or seeing them commit the offence and immedciately/continuously pursuing them
T/F: A criminal offence is a violation of any federal or provincial law.
FALSE (Federal Law Violation Only)
For the purpose of arrest all dual procedure offences will be considered?
a) Hybrid offences
b) Dual procedure
c) Indictable
d) Summary conviction
C - Indictable
Section 24(2) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms deals with the?
a) Exclusion of an accused from trial
b) Exclusion of the public
c) Exclusion of witnesses
d) Exclusion of evidence
d) Exclusion of evidence
Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.11(b), states a person must be?
a) Tried whenever it is scheduled
b) Tried within a reasonable time
c) Tried within two years
d) Tried within one year
b) Tried within a reasonable time
T/F: Everyone has the right upon arrest or detention to be informed promptly of the reason and their right to retain and instruct counsel without delay.
TRUE
T/F: You are NOT breaching someone’s rights if you perform a lawful arrest based on proper authorities.
TRUE
Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable?
a) Search or arrest
b) Arrest or search
c) Search or seizure
d) Seizure or detention
c) Search or seizure
In reading s.34 CC, this section refers to?
a) Proceeds of crime
b) Self-defense
c) Use of a firearm
d) The Charter of Rights
b) Self-defense
T/F: If you are authorized by law to use force and you use excessive force in the circumstances, you cannot be held criminally liable.
FALSE
Under s.25(1) CC a person must be acting on?
a) Reasonable hunch
b) Reasonable suspicion
c) Reasonable grounds
d) Suspicion
c) Reasonable grounds
Acting in good faith means?
a) With an honest intention and free of any knowledge of irregularity
b) Acting to the best of your ability
c) Acting free of any irregularity and to the best of your ability
d) Having an honest intention
a) With an honest intention and free of any knowledge of irregularity
When the term justified is used in relation to s.25 CC what does this mean?
a) Protected from criminal liability
b) Protected from civil liability
c) Able to use as much force as you want
d) both a & b
d) Protected from both criminal and civil liability (a & b)
Anyone may arrest a person who they find committing an?
a) Summary offence
b) Criminal offence
c) Dual procedure offence
d) Indictable offence
d) Indictable offence
494(1)(b) is also referred to as…?
a) Helper clause
b) Owner clause
c) Security clause
d) Property clause
a) Helper clause
A customer at a store tells store security that they witnessed a customer putting cosmetics in a bag and leave the store without paying. The customer sees the person through the window into the parking lot and points them out to security. The customer then leaves and security then attends to the parking lot and arrests the person. Is this arrest lawful?
Why?
Why not?
Security guard did not find the customer committing nor was the customer being freshly pursued by someone with lawful authority to arrest them.
T/F: If your neighbor asks you to take care of their property while they are away, you may arrest someone that you find committing an offence on their property.
TRUE - Must make arrest at that time or within a reasonable time after if they believe on reasonable grounds that a peace officer will not be able to make the arrest.
T/F: You must be a Canadian citizen to arrest under 494…
FALSE
When must a person who has been arrested by a citizen be delivered to a peace officer?
a) Immediately
b) Forthwith
c) As soon as practicable
d) Within 72 hours
T/F: A property owner may arrest someone for a summary conviction offece on or in relation to their property if they find them committing?
BONUS: What is the section/subsection…
TRUE - 494(2)
T/F: A person can arrest someone else if they have reasonable grounds to believe they committed an indictable offence.
FALSE - Must have found committing or be freshly pursued by someone with lawful arrest authority.
What is the acronym used to assist with your reasons for arrest?
a) RCA
b) PICT
c) PIC
d) TIPP
c) PIC
T/F: The Prosper warning is used when someone initially indicates they wish to call a lawyer, has been reasonably diligent in exercising those rights and then changes their mind and no longer wishes to call a lawyer.
TRUE
A secondary caution is used to…
a) To remove charter breaches
b) At every or detention
c) To remove minor inducements
d) To remove serious inducement
c) To remove minor inducements
There are six steps to a proper arrest, which one is not one of the steps?
a) Identify yourself as a police officer
b) Read the primary caution
c) Read their rights to counsel
d) Tell the person they are under arrest
b) Read the primary caution
T/F: Breach of the Peace is a procedural arrest only, there is no charge.
TRUE
When is a bench warrant issued?
a) When someone fails to appear for court
b) When someone fails to appear for fingerprints and photographs
c) When you want to arrest someone but cannot locate them
d) When someone has committed a summary conviction offence and you did not find them committing
a) When someone fails to appear for court
In order to arrest someone for a summary conviction offence you must?
a) Find them about to commit
b) Have reasonable suspicion
c) Have reasonable ground
d) Find committing
d) Find committing
T/F: You can arrest someone on a first instance warrant that was issued in Saskatchewan.
FALSE - Must be Canada wide warrant
T/F: A peace officer may arrest someone for committing a summary conviction offence if they have reasonable grounds.
FALSE
A peace officer may arrest a person if they have committed an indictable offence or have reasonable grounds to believe they have committed or are about to commit and indictable offence.
TRUE
T/F: When you arrest someone, you have a duty to give notice to that person of the reason for the arrest.
TRUE
When a peace officer does not arrest due to the limitations in s. 495(2) CC he may issue a(n):
a) Release order
b) Appearance notice
c) Undertaking
d) Criminal summons
b) Appearance notice
The four Ps in public interest stand for, protect the public and __________, protect the accused and ___________, protect property and __________ breach of the _____________.
a) community, victim, protect, peace
b) community, victim, prevent, peace
c) justice, victim, protect, peace
d) community, justice prevent, peace
b) community, victim, prevent, peace