This criminal case summary involves a Toronto police officer accused of theft and breach of trust. [1] The officer claims he "accidentally" pocketed $360 from a dead man's table and intended to give it to the deceased's brother, but failed to document or report taking the money. [2] He is charged with indictable offenses of breach of trust and theft under $5000, with a maximum sentence as outlined in the Criminal Code. [3] The Crown will argue he deliberately took the money, while the defense claims his ADHD caused him to fail to properly document the money, and that he did not intend to steal.
This criminal case summary involves a Toronto police officer accused of theft and breach of trust. [1] The officer claims he "accidentally" pocketed $360 from a dead man's table and intended to give it to the deceased's brother, but failed to document or report taking the money. [2] He is charged with indictable offenses of breach of trust and theft under $5000, with a maximum sentence as outlined in the Criminal Code. [3] The Crown will argue he deliberately took the money, while the defense claims his ADHD caused him to fail to properly document the money, and that he did not intend to steal.
This criminal case summary involves a Toronto police officer accused of theft and breach of trust. [1] The officer claims he "accidentally" pocketed $360 from a dead man's table and intended to give it to the deceased's brother, but failed to document or report taking the money. [2] He is charged with indictable offenses of breach of trust and theft under $5000, with a maximum sentence as outlined in the Criminal Code. [3] The Crown will argue he deliberately took the money, while the defense claims his ADHD caused him to fail to properly document the money, and that he did not intend to steal.
Criminal Law and Procedure: CLU 3M Understanding Canadian Law
CRIMINAL CASE ANALYSIS:
Complete the following worksheet using a recent newspaper article, your class text, and the Criminal Code of Canada.
CRITERIA: YOUR RESPONSE:
In a paragraph, describe the case. This case is about a Toronto cop who claims he “accidentally” pocketed $360 from a dead man’s table. He says he took it to give it to the deceased’s brother but made no documentation of it, did not take pictures of the bills, and did not mention it in any report. He was questioned about 2 weeks later by the deceased’s brother and argued that he just took the money for safe keeping, not himself. He is being accused of breach of trust and theft under $5000 and has pleaded not guilty to both charges. The Crown argues that he deliberately took the money. Indicate the offence committed, whether it is The cop was charged with breach of trust and an indictable, summary or hybrid offence, theft and this is an indictable offence. The the Actus Reus and Mens Rea of the offence, actus reus is that the cop took the deceased’s and what the maximum sentence is as money and then failed to document it or outlined in the Criminal Code. deliver it to the deceased’s brother which makes it theft. The mens rea is unclear because the cop claims that his intentions were not to steal, they were to safekeep the money. He said he is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which led him to fail to document about the money. It’s unclear whether he actually had a guilty mind and intention.
Indicate the types of evidence you think the
Crown (Prosecution or those bringing charges) will present in the case.
Indicate the types of evidence that you think
the defence (the accused) will use when presenting its case.