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Paul Lewandowski Criminal Defence Lawyer
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 901
(613) 866-4155
Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St #500
(613) 236-0535
Natasha J. Calvinho Criminal Defence Professional Corporation
Ottawa, Ontario
Suite 401-116 Lisgar Street,
(613) 680-0868
Nikolas Lust
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Cooper St Suite 4
(613) 857-1911
Shore & Johnston
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St Suite 800
(613) 233-7747
Addelman Baum Gilbert Robinson Llp
Ottawa, Ontario
85 Albert Street, Suite 800
(613) 852-4275
Glossary of Legal Terms
Hybrid offence
Hybrid offences fall between a summary and an indictable offence. The Crown prosecutor chooses whether to treat the offence as a summary or indictable offence.
Indictable offence
Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Summary conviction
Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.
Tagged With:
Against the Person and Reputation
Code Citations:
s.270 (1)