Criminal procedure: the complete course

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Connect investigation, preparation, proof and review while distinguishing the governing procedural regime.

The syllabus

From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Following a Criminal Case: Courts, Choices and Stages
  Locate the actors, courts and stages before choosing a procedural route.
  Up next17 minStep 1
2. Criminal Proof: From Evidence to Reasonable Doubt
  Distinguish the burden of proof, reasonable doubt and the assessment of evidence.
  16 minStep 2
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Police Detention, Arrest and Access to Counsel
  Examine police contact, detention, arrest and access to counsel.
  16 minStep 3
2. Searches, Seizures and Investigative Powers
  Connect an investigative measure to its authorization, scope and possible challenge.
  18 minStep 4
3. Pretrial Release and Bail
  Work through release, detention, conditions and review before trial.
  19 minStep 5
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Disclosure and third-party records
  Distinguish prosecution disclosure from access to records held by others.
  17 minStep 6
2. Charges, elections and pleas
  Connect the accusation, the trial route and the plea.
  22 minStep 7
3. The preliminary inquiry: deciding whether a case goes to trial
  Identify when a preliminary inquiry is available and what it decides.
  17 minStep 8
4. Trial fairness and unreasonable delay
  Organize fair-trial issues, the timeline and the appropriate application.
  19 minStep 9
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Criminal evidence: relevance, admissibility and use at trial
  Separate relevance, admissibility, evidentiary purpose and weight.
  16 minStep 10
2. Witnesses and testimony in a criminal trial
  Prepare for witness participation, examination and credibility issues.
  18 minStep 11
3. Physical and Documentary Evidence
  Connect exhibits and documents to authentication and the rules governing their use.
  17 minStep 12
4. Identification evidence: proving who committed the offence
  Assess identification methods, reliability concerns and safeguards.
  17 minStep 13
5. Statements, silence and self-incrimination
  Distinguish the rules governing statements, silence and compelled evidence.
  18 minStep 14
6. Hearsay and prior statements
  Identify the use of an out-of-court statement and the applicable admissibility route.
  19 minStep 15
7. Character, convictions and sexual-history evidence
  Separate character-evidence analysis from the specific sexual-history regime.
  19 minStep 16
8. Privilege and confidentiality in criminal proceedings
  Identify a privilege claim and examine its scope and procedure.
  20 minStep 17
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Judge-alone and summary trials
  Follow the hearing and distinguish the applicable trial routes.
  16 minStep 18
2. Understanding a criminal jury trial
  Connect jury selection, the participants’ roles, instructions and verdict.
  19 minStep 19
3. Charter remedies in criminal proceedings
  Match a proven Charter issue with the conditions of the requested remedy.
  16 minStep 20
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Criminal appeals: routes, grounds and remedies
  Choose the appeal route and examine standing, permission, record and available outcomes.
  18 minStep 21
2. Extraordinary Remedies and Intervention in Criminal Proceedings
  Distinguish exceptional review from participation by a non-party.
  18 minStep 22
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Youth Criminal Procedure: Rights, Release and Participation
  Identify the procedural rules and safeguards specific to young persons.
  21 minStep 23
2. Quebec Penal Procedure: From Statement of Offence to Review
  Follow a Quebec penal proceeding through its own procedural framework.
  19 minStep 24
3. International criminal cooperation: persons, evidence and safeguards
  Distinguish extradition from mutual legal assistance.
  18 minStep 25
From the course Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1. Defence counsel ethics: loyalty, advice and honest advocacy
  Connect the defence lawyer’s duties to decisions about the client, evidence and the court.
  16 minStep 26
2. Prosecution ethics: independent decisions and a fair process
  Examine professional duties throughout the prosecution’s decisions.
  18 minStep 27

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