21 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 21, 2023

By |2023-10-21T10:11:58-06:00October 21st, 2023|Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Reasonable Grounds, Search Incident to Arrest, Use of Civil Judgment, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786: s.9/8 grounds - drug #pipe, R v Brazeau, 2023 ABCJ 211: s.7 [...]

5 08, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – August 5, 2023 “Police Station Interviewing”

By |2023-08-05T16:09:24-06:00August 5th, 2023|Amicus, Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), CSO for Serious Offence, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Corner, 2023 ONCA 509: #detention & police interview, R v Kahsai, 2023 SCC 20: #amicus, and R [...]

27 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 27, 2023: “DYU? – I don’t know”

By |2023-05-27T10:10:17-06:00May 27th, 2023|Charter 10(b), Defence Re-Opening, Hearsay, Informational Duty, Narrative Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v CL, 2023 SKCA 58: s.10(b) informational duty, R v Castro Wunsch, 2023 ABCA 160: narrative & #hearsay, [...]

1 04, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – April 1, 2023

By |2023-04-01T09:56:34-06:00April 1st, 2023|After the Fact Conduct, Charter 10(b), Charter s.8, During Search Warrant Execution, Evidence, Manner of Execution, Similar Fact, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v O'Brien, 2023 ONCA 197: s.8/24(2) search for #passwords, R v Brooks, 2023 BCCA 121: not #similar, and R v [...]

30 07, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – July 30, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:46:13-07:00July 30th, 2022|Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), Co-Conspirator's Exception, Murder - First Degree - Party Liability, Right to Re-Consult, Translation Needed, Vetrovec Witnesses|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v LaFrance, 2022 SCC 32: #detention and 10(b), R v Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53: aiding, Vetrovec, co-conspirators, and R v Polusmiak, [...]

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 [...]

7 05, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – May 7, 2022

By |2022-05-07T10:20:59-06:00May 7th, 2022|Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), During Search Warrant Execution, Right to Re-Consult, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Dussault, 2022 SCC 16: s.10(b) re-consult, R v JW, 2022 ONCA 306: #similar fact prejudice, and R v Scopel-Cessel, 2022 [...]

23 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 23, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:48:11-07:00April 23rd, 2022|Border Search, Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s24(2), Disclosure, Embellishing Grounds, Exclusion of Offence, Informer Privilege|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Pereira, 2022 ONSC 2281: 10(b) at the #border, R v Matthews, 2022 ABCA 115: informer #privilege, and R v Odemi, [...]

9 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 9, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:26:50-07:00April 9th, 2022|Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s24(2), Circumstantial Evidence, Co-Accused Instructions, Evidence, Impaired Operation, Late Disclosure|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v Adeyiwola, 2022 ONSC 1824: #impaired circumstantial ev., R v Jobb, 2022 SKQB 47: #impaired late #disclosure stay, and R v [...]

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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