The Guide to Investigations and Prosecutions

This practical guide examines the most important rules and principles that govern modern prosecutions. It provides a critical analysis of the current rules, difficulties and principles governing contemporary investigations and prosecutions and offers useful: - practical solutions - illustrative examples - summary checklists - case law synopses illustrating judicial interpretation and application of the law - tips to help you avoid common errors and omissions It also provides timely coverage of: - Khan and K.G.B. applications and the use of out-of-court statements - detention and arrest - remedies under the Charter, including costs against the Crown - plea bargaining - the interaction between the defence, the prosecution and the police - disclosure of the Crown's case - taking statements - the accused's rights