what is criminal law Flashcards
HM revenue and customs
can give option of tax penalty without prosecuting
contempt of court
if you apologise to the court and comply with the original order, they will let you out
domestic violence injunction
Failing to comply with a domestic violence injunction could see an offender arrested by the police despite the fact that these injunctions are imposed by the civil courts
strict liability
If the police had to prove that you had a guilty mind before they could secure a conviction in some cases
low moral stigma
society does not look down on you as much as it would say a murderer
regulatory nature of offence
It does not deal with high moral issues like abortion or euthanasia but with mundane regulations like road traffic and health and safety.
what two types of questions will depend on whether a person is guilty or innocent
questions of criminal law
questions of evidence or proof
Woolmington v DPP 1935
‘The Golden Thread’
it is for the prosecution of prove guilt
see also the European convention on human rights (ECHR) Art 6: Right to a fair trial
Who prevents their case first and why?
prosecution as defendant does not usually have to prove anything
the defence can cross examine prosecution witnesses
what is the lowest vote the jury can make
10-2
