Canadian Criminal Law

This book is a reference for practitioners, police officers, and law students who need a convenient way to look up legislation, principles, and case law. The reader is assumed to already have a knowledge of criminal law. There is no guarantee whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the information provided in this or any other companion text. Nothing here should be taken as legal advice. For recent developments on these series of books see News on Canadian Criminal Law series. CAUTION: this wikibook ceased active development in 2012. A more up-to-date branch of this text can be found at http://criminalnotebook.ca.  Canadian Criminal Law Contents Introduction Proof of Elements Identity Jurisdiction and Time Intent and Knowledge Causation Possession Continuity Duty of Care Ownership Injuries Criminal Organizations Intent to Traffic Weapons Firearms Doctrines of Liability Parties Recent Possession Included Offences Attempts Conspiracy Principles of Interpretation Offences Terrorism Offences Weapons Offences Sexual Offences Disorderly Conduct Offences of Violence Homicide Gambling and Gaming Hate Speech and Libel Administration of Justice Offences Motor Vehicle Offences Property Offences Corruption Offences Drug Offences Defences Intoxication Automatism Provocation Necessity Duress Entrapment Self-Defence and Defence of Another Defence of Property Officially Induced Error Corrective Force Accident and Mistake Alibi De Minimus Due Diligence Consent Abandonment Appendix Offence Charts CDSA Schedules Checklists Model Examinations Table of Cases Criminal law C 75%