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| Patrick Ducharme |
This principle of restraint is reflected in the new amendments of 2019. The primary consideration in deciding release and bail conditions required for the police and our courts is to provide the accused with the earliest reasonable release on the least strict conditions that are deemed possible. In addition, they are to take special consideration of vulnerable members of the population including indigenous persons. With the amendments to sections 498 and 499 of the Code all police officers now have the power to release a person in custody.
The above is the an excerpt of Patrick J Ducharme's book, Canadian Criminal Procedure, available at Amazon or in bulk through MedicaLegal Publishing along with Criminal Trial Strategies.
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