Canadian Criminal Code Offences is an acclaimed practice manual for Crown counsel, defence counsel, judges and police. Developed and written by an experienced Crown counsel, this manual brings together in one place essential information about the 51 most commonly charged Criminal Code offences.

The offences are organized alphabetically into individual, tabbed chapters for immediate access. Each chapter contains • the full text of the Criminal Code sections and any other statutory provisions that relate to the offence • available defences • the best wording of the charge • the elements to be proved • procedural considerations • the up-to-date case law • recent, significant changes in the law • Forms.

Regularly updated by means of releases, this work is designed to be a practical and ready reference to up-to-date information needed by criminal law practitioners on a daily basis.

Author's Bio

Henry Waldock holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1990, and has been a Crown Counsel in British Columbia since 1991. At the trial level, Mr. Waldock has prosecuted all the usual crime that the criminal courts contain, from traffic tickets to murder, from biting dogs to dangerous offenders, and has conducted summary conviction appeals. In addition to being a Crown Counsel, Mr. Waldock has performed policy analysis and legal research for B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch. He is also a guest lecturer at the Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC) (the British Columbia Law Society’s Bar Admission Course), the Pacific Regional Training Centre (the R.C.M.P.'s advanced training centre in British Columbia). Mr. Waldock is the author of Canadian Criminal Code Offences and Criminal Law Evidence, Practice and Procedure.

Table of Contents

VOLUME ONE

1. Abduction

2. Accessory After the Fact

3. Arson

4. Assault

5. Assault Causing Bodily Harm

6. Aggravated Assault

7. Assaulting a Peace Officer

8. Attempted Murder

9. Breach of Probation

10. Breaking and Entering

11. Concealed Weapon

12. Conspiracy

13. Criminal Negligence

14. Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle (or Vessel, Aircraft or Railway Equipment)

15. Discharging a Firearm with Intent to Wound or Endanger Life, or Prevent Arrest or Detention

16. Disturbance (Causing A)

VOLUME TWO

17. Driving While Prohibited

18. Escape (and Unlawfully at Large)

19. Failure to Appear

20. Failure to Stop at Scene of Accident (Hit and Run)

21. False Pretences

22. Forgery and Uttering

23. Fraud

24. Harassment and Harassing Telephone Calls

25. Impaired and Over .08

26. Incest

27. Indecent Act and Exposure

28. Infanticide

29. Kidnapping, Unlawful Confinement and Hostage Taking

30. Mischief

31. Murder and Manslaughter

32. Obscenity and Child Pornography

32A. Obstructing Justice

33. Obstruction

34. Perjury

35. Pointing a Firearm; Careless Use of Firearm

VOLUME THREE

36. Possession

37. Possession of a Firearm (unauthorized)

38. Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition

39. Possession of a Weapon for a Purpose Dangerous to the Public Peace (or for the purpose of committing an offence)

40. Public Mischief

41. Refusal to Provide a Breath or Blood Sample

42. Robbery

43. Sexual Abuse of Children

44. Sexual Assault

45. Soliciting

46. Theft

47. Threatening

48. Unlawful Assembly

49. Using a Firearm or Imitation in the Commission of an Offence