30 03, 2024

The Defence Toolkit – March 30, 2024: The Agent of Entrapment

By |2024-03-30T09:53:18-06:00March 30th, 2024|Charter s.7, Entrapment, Presence at Trial s.650, Procedure, Publication - Anonymization|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Krawczyk, 2024 ONCA 196: #entrapment & Vetrovec, R v Mills, 2024 ONCA 204: accused #presence, and [...]

21 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 21, 2023

By |2023-10-21T10:11:58-06:00October 21st, 2023|Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Reasonable Grounds, Search Incident to Arrest, Use of Civil Judgment, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786: s.9/8 grounds - drug #pipe, R v Brazeau, 2023 ABCJ 211: s.7 [...]

30 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – September 30, 2023 – “Ex Parte”

By |2023-09-30T09:50:01-06:00September 30th, 2023|715.1 Video Evidence, Joint Submissions, Presence at Trial s.650, Procedure, Sentencing|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v  MC, 2023 ONCA 611: right to #present, R v JDC, 2023 ABCA 255: s.715.1 #memory, and [...]

5 08, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – August 5, 2023 “Police Station Interviewing”

By |2023-08-05T16:09:24-06:00August 5th, 2023|Amicus, Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), CSO for Serious Offence, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Corner, 2023 ONCA 509: #detention & police interview, R v Kahsai, 2023 SCC 20: #amicus, and R [...]

27 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 27, 2023: “DYU? – I don’t know”

By |2023-05-27T10:10:17-06:00May 27th, 2023|Charter 10(b), Defence Re-Opening, Hearsay, Informational Duty, Narrative Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v CL, 2023 SKCA 58: s.10(b) informational duty, R v Castro Wunsch, 2023 ABCA 160: narrative & #hearsay, [...]

13 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 13, 2023: “Manifest Frivolity”

By |2023-05-13T09:45:20-06:00May 13th, 2023|Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s24(1) Remedy, Defence Reasonably Available, Defence Vukelich, Evidence, Fundamental Concepts, Stay of Proceedings, Voir Dire Format|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Haevischer, 2023 SCC 11: #summary dismissal & voir dires, R v Hanan, 2023 SCC 12: 11(b) defence [...]

19 11, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – November 19, 2022

By |2022-11-19T08:45:08-07:00November 19th, 2022|Contempt of Court, Mr. Big Evidence, Presence at Trial s.650, Procedure|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v S.M., 2022 ONCA 765: s.650 #presence at trial, R v Burles, 2022 NWTCA 3: #contempt proceedings, and R v Pearson, [...]

17 09, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – Sept 17, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:38:55-07:00September 17th, 2022|Circumstantial Evidence, Defence Vukelich, Possession, Procedure, Res Judicata|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Ames, 2022 ONSC 5039: #possession and stmt, R v JC, 2022 ONSC 4991: res judicata, and R v Biring, 2022 [...]

16 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 16, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:45:38-07:00April 16th, 2022|Credibility, Cross-Examination, Defence of Property, Procedure, Victim Supporters|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v A.S., 2022 SKQB 60: #mistrial for BACA bikers, R v N.G., 2022 ONSC 1875: #credibility & a missing nose, [...]

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