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18 03, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – March 18, 2023

By |2023-03-18T08:02:32-06:00March 18th, 2023|Accused Criminal Record, Appeals, Charter s.7, Evidence, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Rocha, 2023 ONSC 1573: s7 police & #missing cash, R v Klassen, 2023 BCCA 103: overturned GP b/c s.11(b), [...]

10 12, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – December 10, 2022

By |2022-12-10T09:32:49-07:00December 10th, 2022|Appeals, Eye-Witness Identification, In-Court Identification, Ineffective Assistance, NCRMD|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Clark, 2022 SCC 49: #eye-witness ID, R v McDonald, 2022 ONCA 838: #silence and ineffective counsel, and R v Edama, [...]

12 11, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – November 12, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:06:56-07:00November 12th, 2022|Appeals, Murder - First Degree - deliberation, Probation, Uneven Scrutiny|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Hotomanie, 2022 SKCA 119: #probation as severity in sentence, R v Kebede, 2022 ABCA 353: 1st degree from #injuries, [...]

16 07, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – July 16, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:43:00-07:00July 16th, 2022|Appeals, Excessive Intervention, Failure to Consider Accused Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation, Insufficient Assistance, Sentencing, Sentencing Principles, YCJA|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Wilde, 2022 SKCA 74: excessive #intervention & insufficient #assistance, R v Laprise, 2022 SKCA 77: failure to consider #Gladue [...]

25 06, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – June 25, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:43:41-07:00June 25th, 2022|Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s.8, Fresh Evidence, Right to Counsel s. 146, Search of Cell Incident to Arrest, Third Party Records, YCJA|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Schirmer, 2022 BCCA 214: #police disciplinary records, R v F(JM), 2022 MBCA 52: #youth right to #counsel, and R v [...]

18 06, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – June 18, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:54:48-07:00June 18th, 2022|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Fundamental Concepts, Insufficient Reasons, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Cowan, 2022 ONCA 432: #bias, R v DMG, 2022 NSCA 42: Benefit of #doubt, and R v WDM, 2022 SKCA [...]

2 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 2, 2022

By |2022-04-02T09:57:16-06:00April 2nd, 2022|Appeals, Charter 11(b), Crown Witness Schedule, Exceptional Circumstances, Fresh Evidence, Procedure|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Davies, 2022 BCCA 103: 278.94 on fresh ev #appeal, R v Ghraizi, 2022 ABCA 96: 11(b) #exceptional circumstance, and R [...]

5 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 5, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:37:40-07:00February 5th, 2022|Credibility, De Minimis, Inappropriate Notes, Judge Bound by Crown Theory, Police Officers, Reasonable Grounds|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v RH, 2022 ONCA 69: Crown #theory binds judge, R v Ward, 2022 ABPC 4: #police notes & s.8, and R [...]

4 12, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – December 4, 2021

By |2021-12-04T12:18:32-07:00December 4th, 2021|Appeals, Charter s.8, Failure to Consider Sentence Option, Offences, Resist Arrest, Safety Search|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Woolsey, 2021 BCCA 439: #failure to consider discharge, Martin v R., 2021 NBCA 53: running isn't #resist, and R [...]

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