28 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 28, 2023: “An Inferential Gap”

By |2023-10-28T10:30:19-06:00October 28th, 2023|Defences, Evidence, NCRMD, Possession, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707: #knowledge & possession, R v Shylga, 2023 ABKB 583: #NCRMD, and R [...]

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 [...]

4 03, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – March 4, 2023

By |2023-03-04T08:53:49-07:00March 4th, 2023|Charter 11(b), Crown Vetting, Evidence, Plea Bargaining, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Blackhorse, 2023 ABPC 41: #similar fact, R v Atwell, 2023 NSSC 63: #disclosure vetting personal info, and R v MG, [...]

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 [...]

19 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 19, 2022

By |2022-02-19T10:16:26-07:00February 19th, 2022|Evidence, Eye-Witness Identification, Flight from Police, Offences, Party Liability, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Ouellette, 2022 ABCA 40: s.21 #party by #words alone, R v Whitehead, 2022 SKCA 19: #similar fact diff't offence [...]

5 04, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – April 5, 2020

By |2020-04-05T11:06:24-06:00April 5th, 2020|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Charter s.7, Defences, Entrapment, Evidence, Fundamental Concepts, History of the Parties, Self-Defence, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Darnley, 2020 ONCA 179, R v WM, 2020 ONCA 236, and R v Patterson, 2020 ONCJ 156. [...]

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. [...]

10 11, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – November 10, 2019

By |2019-11-25T06:30:48-07:00November 10th, 2019|Evidence, Juries, Peremptory Challenge, Reverse Disclosure, Sexual Assault, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v King, 2019 ONSC 6386, R v Ekhtiari, 2019 ONCJ 774, and R v McAnally, 2019 ONSC 6274. [...]

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