Defence Strategies available to Lesley Oswald

Running head: CRIMINOLOGY
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1CRIMINOLOGY
Defence Strategies available to Lesley Oswald
Introduction: The Facts of the Case
The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada was recently assassinated at
Toronto on 10 January 2019 at around 12.30 pm, while he was waving and
passing through a large enthusiastic crowd; a 10 mile motorcade in an
open top convertible. A former Royal Canadian Navy officer, Lesley
Oswald from Regina was accused for the assassination. It was alleged that
Lesley Oswald shot the Prime Minister while his vehicle was passing
through the Toronto School Book Depository Building at 12:30 p.m. It was
subsequently argued that Lesley Oswald was the prime suspect for he was
a stark Marxist, a withdrawn misanthrope and there were substantial
evidences against him. The following defences could be presented to
defend the accused:
Defences available to Lesley Oswald
1. Entrapment
The defence of entrapment can be claimed by a person when the
authority makes a person commit an offence without having a bona fide
inquiry. The burden of proof is on Oswald to defend himself that he has
been a victim of entrapment ("Entrapment - Criminal Law Notebook", 2019). The
investigators appointed by the Commission (set up on account of the
assassination) enquired from several eyewitnesses who claimed that the
shot that killed the Prime Minister came from the grassy hill, which was
situated in front of the vehicle, more precisely to the right of the
motorcade. However, Oswald was at the Toronto School Book Depository