Criminal Law - Rights of accused

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Are you Aboriginal? Do you have a bail hearing? Or are you going to be sentenced for a crime?
Produced by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced in 2009
This booklet and accompanying poster are about the right of Aboriginal peoples, as a result of a case called Gladue, to have a judge take their background into account when setting bail or deciding on a sentence.
Available in English


Are you Aboriginal? Do you have a bail hearing? Or are you going to be sentenced for a crime?
Produced by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced in 2009
This poster, like the booklet with the same title, is about the right of Aboriginal peoples, as a result of a case called Gladue, to have a judge take their background into account when setting bail or deciding on a sentence.
Available in English


Criminal charges in Canada and your immigration status
Produced by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced in 2008
This resource offers basic information about what being charged with a crime in Canada can mean for a person's immigration status.
Available in English, French/français, Chinese Chinese, Somali Somali, Spanish Spanish, Tamil Tamil, Urdu Urdu, Arabic Arabic


Bail
Produced by Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation
Produced in 2006
This article, written by Claudia Belda for the Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services spring 2006 newsletter, explains what bail is, what a bail hearing is for, and why and when the courts can deny bail.
Available in English


A Guide to the Criminal Court Process in Toronto for Adults Charged with Summary Offences
Produced by Community and Legal Aid Services Programme, Osgoode Hall Law School (CLASP)
Produced in 2005
This brochure is meant to help people who have been charged with a criminal offence understand the court process and help them make the right choices.
Available in English


Working with your lawyer
Produced by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced in 2002
This pamphlet talks about what a lawyer is paid to do and explains that lawyers must keep private what their clients tell them.
Available in English, French/français