by Pawel Milczarek | May 10, 2025 | Dangerous Offender, The Principled Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v KF, 2025 ABCA 149: #principled exception ID, R v JC, 2025 ONCA 331: DO #intractability, R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 260: s8 in #medical info R v KF, 2025 ABCA 149 [April 29, 2025] Principled Exception to Hearsay: Identification by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 15, 2025 | Charter s.8, Charter s24(2), Consent, Dangerous Offender, Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent for Sex
This week’s top three summaries: R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25: #consent & role play, R v Khamvongsa, 2025 BCCA 33: 24(2) on s.8 breach and R v Stevenson, 2025 SKCA 13: DO #sentencing R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25 [January 31, 2025] Sexual Assault: Role Play and Consent...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 10, 2024 | Charter s.8, Dangerous Offender, No Knock, Sentencing, Sexual Assault, Sexual Purpose
This week’s top three summaries: R v Russell, 2024 ONSC 529: s.8 no #knock, RTJ, R v TA, 2024 ONSC 528: #sexual purpose, and R v Avadluk, 2024 NWTCA 2: DO #sentences Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals. We also...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 1, 2023 | Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Credibility, Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Prior Consistent Statements, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Thompson, 2023 SKCA 66: #credibility of accused, R v Freedland, 2023 ONCA 386: prior consistent #statements, and R v Sohal, 2023 BCCA 256: DO standard of high #likelihood. This week’s top case deals with the judicial...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 11, 2023 | Charter 11(b), Dangerous Offender, Judges Comments Pre-Application, Sentencing, Youthful First Offender
This week’s top three summaries: R v Runions, 2023 ABCA 29: #dangerous off’dr sentence, R v LL, 2023 ONCA 52: 11(b) #jurisdiction, and R v Crier, 2023 ABCA 26: #sentence error Gladue, 1st off’dr, rehab. This week’s top case deals...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 5, 2022 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Charter s.7, Dangerous Offender, Juries, Jury Charge - Opining About Evidence, Overbreadth of Legislation, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38: #sex offender registry, R v Harris, 2022 ONCA 739: #absence of evidence, and R v KC, 2022 ONCA 738: 752.1 assessor appointment. This week’s top case deals with sentencing issues. For great general...
