Statute
Section 36 — Youth Criminal Justice Act: When young person pleads guilty
Text of the provision Official document
If a young person pleads guilty to an offence charged against the young person and the youth justice court is satisfied that the facts support the charge, the court shall find the young person guilty of the offence. If a young person charged with an offence pleads not guilty to the offence or pleads guilty but the youth justice court is not satisfied that the facts support the charge, the court shall proceed with the trial and shall, after considering the matter, find the young person guilty or not guilty or make an order dismissing the charge, as the case may be.
Official source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca
There are no decisions in our collection citing this provision yet. As new judgments are published, they will appear here.
Search case law on this topic
See judgments from Canadian courts and tribunals with a plain-English summary and legal holding.
Explore case law →