Heading and Introduction In the matter of Alan Burton, charged under the Cannabis Act, Max Power wants to examine whether our client falls under the purview of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and, whether the statement made by Alan can be admitted as evidence against him at trial.
Statement of Facts On March 15, 2024, Alan Burton was present in a park where his friend, Oliver Emery, was smoking cannabis. Alan briefly consumed the cannabis when Oliver offered it. Later, Oliver passed Alan the bag he was holding momentarily containing the cannabis. Afterwards, Oliver conducted a …show more content…
Does Alan Burton fall under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act? 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart' Can the statement made by Alan be used as evidence against him at trial?
Law Survey of Statutes The two statutes that apply to the case are the Cannabis Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). Specifically, the Cannabis Act for this case relates to Sections 8 (1)(c) prohibiting the possession of cannabis, and 9 (1)(b)(i) focuses on prohibiting the possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. For the YCJA, for this case it relates to Sections 2 to 11.
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Cases and Decisions -. Cannabis & Act & Youth & Criminal & Justice & Act & "17-Year-Old". URL:https://nextcanada.westlaw.com/Search/Results.html?query=advanced%3A%20(cannabis%20%26%20act%20%26%20youth%20%26%20criminal%20%26%20justice%20%26%20act)%20%26%20%2217%20year%20old%22&jurisdiction=CAN_LAWSOURCE&contentType=CAN_CASES&querySubmissionGuid=i0ad Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c16 URL: https://www.canlii.org/en/#search/origin1=%2Fen%2Fca%2Flaws%2Fstat%2Fsc-2018-c-16%2Flatest%2Fsc-2018-c-16.html&nquery1=cannabis%20ac&searchId=2024-04-08T22%3A55%3A53%3A397%2Fe5e9b3b96dca46eab2 Justice Laws Website -. (S.C. 2018, c. 16) URL: