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Legal studies

By: Bailey Jones

What is the legal definition of a child, youth


and adult?
Child is 11 and under and a Youth is 12-17 and an Adult is 18 and older

If a kid under 11 does something really bad they have to


The 12-17 when they do something bad they get YCJA Youth Criminal Justice Act so like a year of
community survive
The 18 and older is a harsher penalty because their adults and know better they know what they can
and cant do

HeArsays and prior bad acts how might they


impact the jury
A hearsay is a person who heard about what happened but wasn't actually there
to see it.
They dont normally bring in the hearsay because they may have twisted the
truth. And if there telling a lie then they will have false evidence and they could
charge someone for something they didnt even do or they could let someone go
that did something bad.
Prior Bad Acts are sometimes allowed in a case as evidence in a criminal case as
proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of
mistake or accident.

not criminally responsible.


Definition - No person is criminally responsible for an act committed or an omission made while suffering from a mental
disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature and quality of the act or omission or of knowing that
it was wrong
Ex- there was a guy on May31 2016 killed 5 people and the guy admitted to killing the people but hes criminally
responsible because he has a mental disorder and he wasnt in the right mindset at the time it happened.
Same with the lady the storage locker baby lady that well het to in a bit

Not criminally responsible: Matthew


de Grood
Matthew De Grood was not held criminally responsible even know he
admitted to murdering 5 people. The reason why hes not being held
accountable is because he has a mental illness and he wasnt fully in
the right mindset when he committed the crime.

Storage Locker babies


Andrea Giesbrecht is accused of concealing the bodies of 6 infants after
their remainder were found in a U-Haul storage locker in Winnipeg not
been charged with murder because she had a mental issue and she
wasnt in the right mindset at that time so there for she can not be
charged with murder

Criminally Responsible
criminally responsible means you are to be held accountable for your actions and behavior.

Self defence
Self defence is fighting back with equal force. But what you want is
defense in court how to defend yourself. Self defence is you are
defending yourself the judge she or he should tell you that you can now
ask questions or you may like to object to a piece of evidence. However
the magistrate or judge will not tell you how to prepare your questions
or your objectives or how to conduct your case. You are defending
yourself you dont have a lawyer

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