Criminal code

Homicide

The killing of another person either directly or indirectly

If the crime is deserving of blame (not an accident or self-defence) then the crime is culpable, otherwise it’s non-culpable

First-degree murder

has many aspects, but most commonly the crime must include one of the

following:

 Must be planned and deliberate

 The victim is a law enforcement agent

 The death occurs as a crime is being committed

second-degree murder

Must be planned and deliberate

The victim is a law enforcement agent

The death occurs as a crime is being committed

Homicide that doesn’t include these aspects, but is still deliberate is

Manslaughter

homicide that is unlawful, but not necessarily deliberate

 i.e. killing someone with a car, in a fight, when intoxicated or when provoked may be used as defences

Assault

is the first level and is present in any of the following conditions:

 Applying force to a person without their consent

 Attempting or threatening to apply force

 Approaching or blocking a person while carrying a weapon

Assault causing bodily harm

when bodily harm results or when a weapon is used or threatened to be used

Aggravated assault

when a person wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of a victim

First level sexual assault

mimics the first level of assault, but must include sexual conduct

Second level sexual assault

must involve a weapon, threats to commit bodily harm to a person other than the victim, causing bodily harm or committing the offense with another person

Aggravated sexual assault

is the third level and occurs when the victim is maimed, wounded, disfigured or has their life endangered

Robbery

theft using or threatening the use of violence and/or using a weapon

 It must be proven that the victim felt threatened for theft to become robbery

 This can include threatening comments or using your

hands/fists to make threatening gesture

Kidnapping

the forcible confinement or forcible removal of a person to another location against their will

 It also includes confining a person for the purpose of soliciting a ransom or service

Abduction

the forcible removal of a person under the age of 16 from their legal guardian

 This could be a parent, foster parent or child welfare agency

 This is becoming more of a problem as the divorce rate rise

Terrorism

defined as an action taken for political, religious or ideological purposes that harms or intimidates the public