Because a judge or a justice of the peace, as it may be, has to make a decision about whether an accused is going to be denied liberty, and he does it in graded steps, based on the primary, secondary, and tertiary grounds.
Chair, Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
Because a judge or a justice of the peace, as it may be, has to make a decision about whether an accused is going to be denied liberty, and he does it in graded steps, based on the primary, secondary, and tertiary grounds.
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