A review of criminal justice in Canada

Instructions

Task 1: Opening statement 

a) Please review an attached case study – Oklahoma Bombing

b) After youve done that, find an excerpt from a newspaper or website about a criminal case in Canada that you can write an opening statement about. You can choose to be the lawyer for either the Crown or the defence. 

c) Use specific details from the article to strengthen your argument. You will be assessed on your ability not only to present the facts effectively, but also to do so in a manner that clearly highlights whether you are writing for the Crown or the defence. 

Task 2: Legal inquiry Lise Thibault

Using the template below complete a legal inquiry about Lise Thibault, specifically examining how you think she should be punished, in light of her guilty conviction. It is important that you examine the sentencing options available to you as the judge in this case, and that, in your conclusion, you clearly explain why you think the punishment you have given fits the crime.

Legal inquiry framework template (Type title below): 

Step 1: Identify the facts of the case 

Step 2: Establish what the legal issues are 

Step 3: Identify what the law says 

Step 4: Prepare a legal argument 

Step 5: Draw a conclusion