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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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6 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 7, 2021

By |2021-11-06T11:13:29-06:00November 6th, 2021|Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s24(2), Confessions, Connection of Evidence to Violation, Fresh Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation, Sentencing, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758: 10(b)/24(2) temporal #exclusion, R v Mero, 2021 BCCA 399: #Gladue discount, and R v Marttinen, 2021 [...]

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4 09, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – September 4, 2021

By |2021-09-04T10:47:52-06:00September 4th, 2021|Appeals, Consent, Delayed Reasons, Disclosure, Late Disclosure, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Eheler, 2021 BCCA 316: #delayed reasons excluded, R v Barra, 2021 ONCA 568: s.7 late #disclosure appeal, and R v [...]

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11 07, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – July 11, 2021

By |2021-07-11T08:19:47-06:00July 11th, 2021|Appeals, Challenge for Cause, Ineffective Assistance, Juries, Racial Bias Instructions, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Stand-Aside|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Chouhan, 2021 SCC 26: #jury selection, R v Mehl, 2021 BCCA 264: #jury bias, and R v White, 2021 NLCA [...]

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22 05, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – May 22, 2021

By |2021-05-22T10:39:48-06:00May 22nd, 2021|Appeals, Brown v Dunn, Charter s.9, Fundamental Concepts, Overturning a Guilty Plea, Racialized Minorities|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Sitladeen, 2021 ONCA 303: racial #profiling test, R v KA, 2021 NUCA 6: #guilty plea withdrawal, and R v Horth, [...]

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15 05, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – May 15, 2021

By |2021-05-15T11:15:00-06:00May 15th, 2021|Appeals, Bail Pending Appeal, Charter 10(b), Charter s.8, Definitions, Firearm Offences, Strip Search, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Dillman, 2021 ABQB 363: definition: #firearm, R v Rodriguez, 2021 ABQB 372: #strip search & 10(b), and R v Downey, [...]

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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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12 12, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – December 12, 2020

By |2020-12-12T10:35:40-07:00December 12th, 2020|Appeals, Consent, Officially-induced Error, Re-Opening, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Hughes, 2020 NUCA 15: officially-induced error, R v Smithen-Davis, 2020 ONCA 759: re-opening #appeal after decision, and R v SW, [...]

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20 09, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – September 20, 2020

By |2020-09-24T19:21:35-06:00September 20th, 2020|Appeals, Credibility, Evidence, Insufficient Reasons, Possession, Unresponsive Answers|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v PM, 2020 ONSC 5439: #credibility; unresponsive #witness, R v Abreha, 2020 ONCJ 401: #possession and the found-in, and R v [...]

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6 09, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – September 6, 2020

By |2020-09-06T10:16:33-06:00September 6th, 2020|Appeals, Bail Pending Appeal, Impaired Operation, Offences, Voice Identification|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Zamora, 2020 BCSC 1261 #wiretap voice ID, R v McKenzie, 2020 SKQB 206 #impaired evidence, and [...]

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