What is the meaning of the word "consequences" in the context of criminal proceedings arising from the same offence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Frederickson, 2002 BCSC 1777 (CanLII):
The same act by an individual may have more than one aspect and give rise to more than one legal consequence (see Shubley v. The Queen, supra, per McLachlin J.). In my view, the rule articulated in Kienapple was not intended and has not been interpreted to be broadly applied as so to constitute a blanket prohibition against different proceedings arising from the same act. The reference to offences and convictions thus is not, in my view, inconsequential, or just a technicality.
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