The Prosecution of Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh July 10
The Prosecution of Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh July 10
The Prosecution of Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh July 10
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Nova ScotiaPublic <strong>Prosecution</strong> Service<strong>The</strong> Nova Scotia Public <strong>Prosecution</strong> Service wasestablished in 1990 as the first statutorily-basedindependent prosecution service in Canada.All prosecutions within the jurisdiction <strong>of</strong>the Attorney General <strong>of</strong> Nova Scotia are theresponsibility <strong>of</strong> the Director <strong>of</strong> Public <strong>Prosecution</strong>s.Crown Attorneys, responsible to the Director<strong>of</strong> Public <strong>Prosecution</strong>s, conduct prosecutionsindependently <strong>of</strong> the Attorney General.<strong>The</strong> only limitation on the operationalindependence <strong>of</strong> the Director <strong>of</strong> Public<strong>Prosecution</strong>s permitted by the Public <strong>Prosecution</strong>sAct arises when the Attorney General issues writteninstructions to the Director <strong>of</strong> Public <strong>Prosecution</strong>s.<strong>The</strong>se instructions are binding and must be madepublic. This procedure preserves the ultimateprosecutorial authority <strong>of</strong> the Attorney General.This is a means <strong>of</strong> ensuring accountability tothe electorate for the manner in which publicprosecutions are conducted.Report to the Attorney General <strong>of</strong> Nova Scotia <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prosecution</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ernest</strong> <strong>Fenwick</strong> <strong>MacIntosh</strong> 3
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