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About Pawel Milczarek

Pawel is a partner at Sitar & Milczarek. When he's not litigating he writes the Defence Toolkit blog.
1 05, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – May 1, 2021

By |2021-05-01T11:19:38-06:00May 1st, 2021|Authentication, Charter s.8, Charter s24(2), Evidence, Intentional Violation, Text Messages, Warrantless Entry onto Property|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Aslami, 2021 ONCA 249: #text message authentication, R v Bielli, 2021 ONCA 222: s10(a) intentional violation, and Cormier c [...]

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24 04, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – April 24, 2021

By |2021-04-24T11:41:25-06:00April 24th, 2021|Absence of Motive to Fabricate, Air of Reality, Alternative Suspect, Credibility, Evidence, Experts, Provocation|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Gauthier, 2021 ONCA 216: alternate #suspect & #experts, R v Alas, 2021 ONCA 224: #provocation, and R v Dindyal, 2021 [...]

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10 04, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – April 10, 2021

By |2021-04-10T14:47:12-06:00April 10th, 2021|Charter s.9, Confidential Informant, Response to Undercover Surveillance, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2021 ONSC 2336: s.9 #stale tip & #avoidance, R v Stewart, 2021 ABQB 256: accused past #sexual interest, [...]

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3 04, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – April 3, 2021

By |2021-04-03T11:46:12-06:00April 3rd, 2021|Charter 11(b), Charter s.7, Disclosure, Exceptional Circumstances, Ineffective Assistance, Lost Disclosure|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Hillier, 2021 ONCA 180: #lost evidence, R v Vorontsov, 2021 ONCJ 169: 11(b) delay in #covid , and R v [...]

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27 03, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – March 27, 2021

By |2021-03-27T13:08:42-06:00March 27th, 2021|Charter s.7, Confessions, Entrapment, False Confession Instruction, Impaired Operation, Uncategorized, Use of Old Certificates - Over 80|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Yerxa, 2021 ONSC 1821: false #confession, R v Denis, 2021 MBQB 39: #breathalyzer certificate, and R v Kainth, 2021 ONSC [...]

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20 03, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – March 20, 2021

By |2021-03-20T10:47:43-06:00March 20th, 2021|Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Judicial Notice, Reverse Disclosure, Sentencing, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150: #judicial notice, R v A.I., 2021 BCSC 1781: #ghomeshi amendments, and R v Bird, 2021 SKCA [...]

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13 03, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – March 13, 2021

By |2021-03-13T10:24:40-07:00March 13th, 2021|Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Charter s.14 - Interpretation Rights, Credibility, Refusal|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Titong, 2021 ABCA 75: accused #testimony, R v Tshibola, 2021 ONSC 1346: #interpretation rights, and R v Mtgona, 2021 ONSC [...]

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7 03, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – March 7, 2021

By |2021-03-07T10:53:11-07:00March 7th, 2021|Bad Character Evidence, Charter s24(2), Co-Conspirator's Exception, Fundamental Concepts, Hearsay, Inferences for the Defence, Probative v Prejudicial, s.10(b) Violation, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mann, 2021 ONCA 103: #Defence #inferences, R v ZWC, 2021 ONCA 116: prior #discreditable conduct, and R v Dawkins, 2021 [...]

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27 02, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – February 27, 2021

By |2021-02-27T10:55:52-07:00February 27th, 2021|Charter s.9, Provocation, Ruse Traffic Stops, Young Witness Testimony|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Buchanan, 2021 BCSC 51: #provocation & drug #addiction, R v Huntley, 2021 BCSC 149: s.9 #pretext jaywalking, and R v [...]

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