Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Public Mischief

Legislation
See also:
 * "statement" (s. 118)
 * "peace officer" (s. 2)
 * s.585

Proof of Offence

 * 1) identity of accused
 * 2) date and time of incident
 * 3) jurisdiction (incl. region and province)
 * 4) accused conveyed information to a peace officer, directly or indirectly, by words, writing, or conduct
 * 5) the information conveyed was false
 * 6) the information caused the officer to enter or continue an investigation
 * 7) the accused intended to cause the officer to enter or continue an investigation
 * 8) file the statement if written

Interpretation
Public Mischief consists of causing a peace officer to begin or continue an investigation.

"offence" can mean both criminal code offences as well as provincial offences of a penal nature.

There is no need for a voir dire to determine admissibility of the accused's utterances to a police officer.