Difference between revisions of "Criminal Law Glossary (1:App F)"

*Release conditions imposed on an accused that he or she must abide by in order to be released from custody prior to trial or plea.

*A bench warrant is an order issued by a judge requesting the detention of a person until he or she can appear in court. Such an order is often issued because a defendant did not appear in court.

* A conditional sentence is a jail sentence that you serve in the community instead of jail. Judges will use a conditional sentence only if they are satisfied that you will not be a danger to the community and do not have a history of failing to obey court orders.

*A conditional sentence is a jail sentence that you serve in the community instead of jail. Judges will use a conditional sentence only if they are satisfied that you won’t be a danger to the community and don’t have a history of failing to obey court orders.

*When the Crown has presented the case against you, if you feel that he or she has failed to prove all the things that had to be proved, you can make a no evidence motion. This means that you are asking the judge to dismiss the case, without hearing the defence evidence.