Procudural Flashcards
Name and discuss the scope of procedural rights protected in the criminal justice system by the BORA 1990
‘Scope’ opportunists or possibility to do or deal with something
1) right to be subject to unreasonable search or seizure
- was there a search or seizure
- was it reasonable
Scope
Must be for purpose of search and survalance
Must have consent -real reason to breathe
Remedies
- deflation of rights (judicial review)
- return sized items
- sentence reduction
Search and detained
-informed -what they did - punishment
Timely manner
-consult lawyer
Double jeopardy
- law made the day after can’t be charged
- no one can be convicted for an offence of the exact same fact base
Discuss how the breach of the procedural rights during the pre trial and the trial stages of a criminal case can negatively affect the trial and sentencing of an accused
Double jeopardy
Articulate why the protection of procedural rights is so important in the CJ system quest for justice
Ensures no one is Faust convinced
Interrelated w other rights
State values contribution.
Everyone charged w a criminal offence
1) right to trial and jury
2) legal assistance
3) free assistance
Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure whether of the person, property or correspondence or otherwise
Under what act
Search and surveillance act 2012
Common activities that are searches under the search and surveillance act 2012 include
Entry into and inspection of buildings, enclosed spaces or vehicles
Physical examination of a person
Taking bodily samples
Internal examination of personal property
Definition of seizure
The removing of something from the possession of someone else