27 02, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – February 27, 2021

By |2021-02-27T10:55:52-07:00February 27th, 2021|Charter s.9, Provocation, Ruse Traffic Stops, Young Witness Testimony|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Buchanan, 2021 BCSC 51: #provocation & drug #addiction, R v Huntley, 2021 BCSC 149: s.9 #pretext jaywalking, and R v [...]

21 11, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – November 21, 2020

By |2020-11-21T15:28:39-07:00November 21st, 2020|Charter s.9, Juries, Overholding, Self-Defence, Stand-Aside|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Baptiste, 2020 ONSC 6823: #selfdefence, R v Josipovic, 2020 ONSC 6300: judicial #jury stand-aside and R v Sakhuja, 2020 ONCJ [...]

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 [...]

17 10, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – October 17, 2020

By |2020-10-17T09:52:33-06:00October 17th, 2020|Charter s.11(1) - Right to Lesser Punishment, Charter s.9, Credibility, Material Inconsistencies, Motive to Fabricate, No Reasonable Connection to Offence|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v RP, 2020 ONCA 637: duty to resolve #inconsistencies and W(D), R v Gamble, 2020 SKPC 34: s.9 #detention, 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 [...]

15 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 15, 2020

By |2020-08-22T07:21:34-06:00August 15th, 2020|Charter s.8, Charter s.9, CSO for Serious Offence, Safety Search, Sentencing, Strip Search|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Gomez, 2020 ABQB 439, R v P.N., 2020 ONCJ 317, R v Colligan, 2020 BCSC 1139. [...]

12 07, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – July 12, 2020

By |2020-07-12T10:41:01-06:00July 12th, 2020|Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Appeals, Charter s.9, Recovered Memories, Ruse Traffic Stops, Sexual Assault, Unreasonable Verdict|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Waterman, 2020 NLCA 18, R v Odle, 2020 ONSC 3991, and R v AK, 2020 ONCA 435. [...]

19 04, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – April 19, 2020

By |2020-04-19T11:05:51-06:00April 19th, 2020|Charter 11(b), Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Confidential Informants, Evidence, Possession, Post-Verdict Delay, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Hartling, 2020 ONCA 243, R v Simon, 2020 NSCA 25, and R v Broderick, 2020 ONSC [...]

1 03, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – March 1, 2020

By |2020-03-01T08:40:52-07:00March 1st, 2020|Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Confidential Informants, Detached Reflection Not Required, Possession, Self-Defence, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Lights, 2020 ONCA 128, R v Robertson, 2020 SKCA 8, and R v Hussein, 2020 SKPC 8. [...]

23 02, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – February 22, 2020

By |2020-02-23T08:17:24-07:00February 23rd, 2020|Charter s.9, Defences, Evidence, Officer not In Execution of Lawful Duty, Traffic Law Limits, Use of Voir Dire Evidence|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v McDowell, 2020 BCCA 52, R v Allen, 2020 ABPC 295, and R v McCormack, 2019 NLSC 218. [...]

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