Court case assignment (20%) due July 25th (5-7 pages). The purpose of this assignment is to provide a critical review of a relevant Canadian criminal Court case. Find a fairly substantive (i.e., > 20 pages) recent Court case wherein the fitness to stand trial of an accused was in question or wherein a ‘special’ defense (i.e., automatism, intoxication, NCRMD,) was used by or for the accused.
1) Provide a complete and succinct review of the facts/particulars of the case; 2) What is or are the main (mental health) issue(s) or arguments being made about the accused/defendant in this case; and, 3) Review (and comment on) the verdict or outcome of the case and how the accused/defendant’s mental health or state relates to fitness, automatism, intoxication, or NCRMD in this case;
Your preparatory research is important as you need to find a case that allows you to answer these 4 questions and examine the issues in a critical and thoughtful manner. You cannot review any of the major cases covered in the readings. If you are uncertain about your case, please contact the instructor.
This is the case i will be using:
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1778/index.do
R. v. Molodowic
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