14 08, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – August 14, 2021

By |2021-08-14T09:50:24-06:00August 14th, 2021|Certificate of Analyst, Challenge for Cause, Charter 10(b), Choice of Counsel, Impaired Operation, Juries, Racial Bias Instructions, Stand-Aside|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Sandhu, 2021 ABQB 615: 10(b) and #translation, R v Martin, 2021 ONSC 5333: #jury selection, and R v Szpejer, 2021 [...]

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, [...]

14 11, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – November 14, 2020

By |2020-11-14T12:08:38-07:00November 14th, 2020|Battered Spouse Syndrome, Charter 10(b), Defences, Offences, Refusal, Self-Defence, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Yong, 2020 ABQB 676: #delay in access to #counsel, R v Mason, 2020 MBQB 151: self #defence, and R v [...]

7 11, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – November 7, 2020

By |2020-11-07T14:17:16-07:00November 7th, 2020|Bail Summary Exaggeration, Border Search, Charter 10(b), Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Credibility, Denigration of Counsel, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Canfield, 2020 ABCA 383:#phone #search at border unconstitutional, R v Cooke, 2020 NSCA 66: #sexual offence #credibility, and R [...]

29 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 31, 2020

By |2020-08-29T11:16:14-06:00August 29th, 2020|Anecdotal Evidence, Charter 10(b), Charter s.9, Drug & Alcohol Interaction, Evidence, Expert Evidence, Experts, Impaired Operation, Offences, Ruse Traffic Stops, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three #summaries: R v Liu, 2020 BCCA 235: anecdotal #expert #evidence, R v Young, 2020 BCSC 1201: #ruse stop, and [...]

14 06, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – June 14, 2020

By |2020-06-14T12:25:22-06:00June 14th, 2020|Charter + s.52 - Declaratory Relief, Charter 10(b), Charter s.8, Choice of Counsel, Fundamental Concepts, Impaired Operation, Non-Insane Automatism, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Search of Cell Incident to Arrest, Voluntariness of Act|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Sullivan, 2020 ONCA 333, R v El-Majzoub, 2020 ABPC 105, and R v Virk, 2020 ONCJ 278. [...]

9 02, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – February 9, 2020

By |2020-02-09T08:59:40-07:00February 9th, 2020|Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Choice of Counsel, Disclosure, Evidence, Eye-Witness Identification, Similar Fact, Unreasonable Verdict, Witness Protection Program|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v Huerta, 2020 ONCA 59, R v Fischer, 2020 ABQB 67, and R v McElwain, 2020 ONSC 344. [...]

12 01, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – January 12, 2020

By |2020-01-12T12:39:09-07:00January 12th, 2020|Charter 10(b), Dangerous Offender, During Search Warrant Execution, Reverse Disclosure, Sentencing, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v McSweeney, 2020 ONCA 2, R v Starblanket, 2019 SKCA 130, and R v WM, 2019 ONSC [...]

30 11, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – November 30, 2019

By |2019-11-30T15:44:20-07:00November 30th, 2019|Charter 10(b), Charter 11(b), Choice of Counsel, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Defence Re-Election to Prov. Ct., Manslaughter - via Unlawful Act, Offences|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Javanmardi, 2019 SCC 54, R v Shaikh, 2019 ONCA 895, and R v Lebada, 2019 ONCJ [...]

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