by Pawel Milczarek | May 9, 2026 | Charter s.9, Consent, Power of Arrest
This week’s top three summaries: R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298: s.9 #mistake ID, R v JHC, 2026 ONCA 285: non-verbal #consent, R v SF, 2026 ONCA 293: bad character #consent R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298 [April 29, 2026] Charter s.9: A Case of Mistaken Identity [Reasons on s.9 by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 20, 2025 | Charter s.9, Eye-Witness Identification, Power of Arrest, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43: s.9 #arrest, R v Stuart, 2025 ABCA 404: #cross & s.276, R v Linklater, 2025 MBCA 104: #eye-witness ID R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43 [December 12, 2025] Charter s.9 – The Power to Arrest is Limited...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 8, 2025 | Charter 10(b), Charter s.9, Mandatory Minimum, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: Quebec (AG) v Senneville, 2025 SCC 33: min #sentence, R v Hutton, 2025 ABCA 356: 271 mens rea, R v Backfat, 2025 ABCJ 183: #delayed counsel and release Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville, 2025 SCC 33 [October 31, 2025]...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 12, 2025 | Charter s.9, Murder - Intoxication, Ruse Stop
This week’s top three summaries: R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224: #intoxication & #murder, R v Khan, 2025 ABKB 357: s.9 #pill bottle, R v Barker, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #onus and #ruse R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224 [June 27, 2025] Murder: Defence of Intoxication...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 5, 2025 | Charter s.9, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Witness Reliability
This week’s top three summaries: R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460: #omissions and #flashbacks, R v OW, 2025 ONSC 2922: #exclusive opportunity ID, R v Grant and Scott, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #grounds for arrest R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460 [June 25, 2025] Reliability: Omissions...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 24, 2025 | Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Excessive Intervention, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Walton, 2025 ONCA 368: #excessive intervention, R v Hardestine, 2025 BCSC 889: #ruse stop, R v Serieaux, 2025 ONSC 2356: #NCRMD R v Walton, 2025 ONCA 368 [May 14, 2025] Excessive Judicial Intervention [Reasons by P. Lauwers...
