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	<title>Criminal Law Canada &#187; Bruce Engel LL.B.</title>
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	<itunes:summary>Canadian Criminal Law Information</itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Factors That Are Taken Into Account At A Sentencing Hearing</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/18/the-factors-that-are-taken-into-account-at-a-sentencing-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a sentencing hearing, a well-prepared lawyer will highlight the accused’s background and place as much positive spin on it as possible.
A good defence lawyer will focus on an offender’s attributes, the positive things that the offender has done over the years.  They will look for the mitigating factors with respect to the allegation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Implications Of Pleading Guilty</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/17/the-implications-of-pleading-guilty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Guilty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People may think that pleading guilty will simply speed up the sentencing process.  I often tell people that if they are going to plead guilty, they need a lawyer just as much as they would if they were going to fight the charge, because if you plead guilty, there are some important factors that need to be considered. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Factors That Are Taken Into Account In The Granting Of Bail</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/15/the-factors-that-are-taken-into-account-in-the-granting-of-bail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bail is available for everyone charged with an offence, not but everyone receives it.
A number of factors are looked at.  The first point the court considers is whether this person has roots in the community and whether or not he will attend court as required. If he is strongly connected to the community, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plea Bargains</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/12/plea-bargains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plea bargain discussions between the Crown and the defence lawyer can take place immediately. 
As soon as an individual is charged, as the defence lawyer, I will seek the Crown and ask for disclosure: the reports, the officer’s notes, the details of what is being alleged. In the course of these discussions, I also keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Right To Counsel When Someone Is Contacted Or Detained By The Police</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/11/the-right-to-counsel-when-someone-is-contacted-or-detained-by-the-police/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A criminal lawyer should be consulted anytime that someone receives a phone call from the police saying that they are going to be charged with committing a criminal offence.
It doesn’t matter whether you are guilty or not; you should consult a lawyer, especially if you are uncertain or uncomfortable about speaking to the police.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Representing the Guilty</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/10/representing-the-guilty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have represented people who have done horrible things and I have represented horrible people who have done horrible things.
The test is whether the Crown can prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It is not for me to decide. I am not the judge, I am not the jury. 
My job is to ensure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Use Of Experts And The Rights Of Defence Counsel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are entitled as a defence lawyer to counter with defence experts in the areas that the Crown may have prepared or in the areas that the Crown did not prepare. 
If you are going to raise a Section 16 defence that the individual is not criminally responsible, you have to file a report from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Evidence Required To Result In A Conviction</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/09/the-evidence-required-to-result-in-a-conviction/</link>
		<comments>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/09/the-evidence-required-to-result-in-a-conviction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What type of evidence is required in order to eventually charge and convict the person, short of direct overwhelming evidence? 
That is a very good question because most trials dealing with murder that actually go to trial are those that are circumstantial. The ones that have direct evidence, such as an eye witness, are usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Distinction Between First And Second Degree Murder And Manslaughter</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/09/the-distinction-between-first-and-second-degree-murder-and-manslaughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homicide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First degree murder is murder which is planned and deliberate. 
Sentencing for first degree murder is very simple. We do not have capital punishment in Canada so a person who is convicted of first degree murder is sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. The calculation for those 25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several Defences For A Murder Charge</title>
		<link>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/08/several-defences-for-a-murder-charge/</link>
		<comments>http://info.lawyershop.ca/criminal/index.php/archives/2008/09/08/several-defences-for-a-murder-charge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Engel LL.B.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homicide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The defence may argue whether or not the death was planned and whether a second degree charge might be more appropriate.
The issue may be whether the crime was intentional and whether the person intended murder. The issue also may be whether you have really identified the right person.
Another issue may be whether that person had [...]]]></description>
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