EVIDENCE, 5 - COMPELLABILITY OF THE ACCUSED AND THE ADMISSIBILITY OF HIS STATEMENTS

• NCJ Number: 37631
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 90 pages
• Corporate Author: Law Reform Cmssn of Canada
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

PAPER CONTAINING THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF EXISTING CANADIAN LAW CONCERNING THE RIGHT OF A DEFENDANT TO BE EXEMPT FROM TESTIFYING AGAINST HIMSELF AT A CRIMINAL TRIAL.

Abstract

THE HISTORY, CONTENT, AND SOME CRITICISMS OF THE PRESENT LAW ARE EXAMINED. A PROPOSAL FOR A SYSTEM OF SUPERVISED QUESTIONING AND ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSAL ARE INCLUDED. --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH