18 11, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – November 18, 2023

By |2023-11-18T09:21:20-07:00November 18th, 2023|Appeals, Credibility, Hearsay, Implausible Recklessness, The Principled Exception, Third Party Records|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Cervini, 2023 ONCJ 469: #hearsay police notes, R v Lowry, 2023 BCCA 399: 3rd party #records [...]

20 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 20, 2023 “When the Witness ran from Court”

By |2023-05-20T08:36:06-06:00May 20th, 2023|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Fundamental Concepts, Hearsay, Murder Parole Eligibility Reduction, Necessity, The Principled Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v LaChance, 2023 SKCA 48: #necessity and hearsay exp'n, R v Bruzzese, 2023 ONCA 300: absence of #forensics, [...]

25 02, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – February 25, 2023

By |2023-03-13T11:46:41-06:00February 25th, 2023|Brown v Dunn, Disreputable Witness, Sentencing, The Principled Exception, Totality, Youthful First Offender|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2023 ONCA 104: #principled exception , R v Hirsh., 2023 ABCA 59: #totality and restraint, and R v AI, [...]

15 01, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – January 15, 2022

By |2022-01-15T11:05:10-07:00January 15th, 2022|Balanced Charge, Eye-Witness Identification, Hearsay, Hearsay, Juries, The Principled Exception, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Panovski, 2021 ONCA 905: W(D) on all #exonerating ev, R v Furey, 2021 NLCA 59: #principled exc'pn necessity, [...]

30 10, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – October 30, 2021

By |2021-10-30T11:08:45-06:00October 30th, 2021|Bad Character Evidence, Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Motives of Declarant, Probative v Prejudicial, The Principled Exception, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798: #principled exception, R v Gill, 2021 ONSC 6726: #disreputable conduct and co-A, and R v Roche [...]

23 10, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – October 23, 2021

By |2021-10-23T10:30:04-06:00October 23rd, 2021|Alternative Suspect, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Importance of Cross, The Principled Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mills, 2021 ONSC 6492: crim neg causing #death, R v Wilson, 2021 ONSC 6663: #principled exception, and R v Wilson, [...]

16 05, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – May 16, 2020

By |2020-05-16T10:48:09-06:00May 16th, 2020|Agreed Statement of Facts, Charter s.7, Definition of Prejudice, Disclosure, Evidence, Hearsay, Outstanding Charges|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Pascal, 2020 ONCA 287, R v Fucline, 2020 ABCA 189, and R v Char, 2020 ONSC 1620. [...]

10 03, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – March 10, 2019

By |2019-03-10T13:59:28-06:00March 10th, 2019|Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Charter s24(1) Remedy, Conditions of Detention, Hearsay, Not Before JP in 24hrs, Stay of Proceedings, The Principled Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Tsega, 2019 ONCA 111, R v Penfold-Brown, 2019 ABPC 40, and R v Salehi, 2019 BCSC 197. [...]

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