LRC Reports

Costs of Accused on Acquittal (1974)

Keywords: costs; accused; acquittal; provincial; offence; crown; procedure; criminal; civil rights; summary conviction; trial; appeal; Crown

This project is concerned with whether a person who has been acquitted of a charge under a provincial statute creating an offence should be entitled to be reimbursed for costs expended in mounting a defence to the charge.

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