23 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – Sept 23, 2023 “The Good Samaritan”

By |2023-09-23T08:50:38-06:00September 23rd, 2023|Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Evidence, Good Samaritan, Reasonable Suspicion, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106: good #Samaritan, R v Sabiston, 2023 SKCA 105: #suspicion + test what?, [...]

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, [...]

11 12, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – December 11, 2021

By |2021-12-11T11:18:54-07:00December 11th, 2021|Air of Reality, Eye-Witness Identification, Possession, Self-Defence, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Effert 2021 ABCA 388: #self-defence, R v Alvarez, 2021 ONCA 851: #eye-witness ID, and R v Godelia, 2021 ONSC 7464: [...]

20 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 20, 2021

By |2021-11-20T12:06:46-07:00November 20th, 2021|Charter - Detention, Hearsay, Obstructing Peace Officer, Opinion Evidence, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805: #psych detention & obstruct, R v Kotio, 2021 NSCA 76: lay #opinion & #trauma, and R [...]

3 02, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – February 4, 2019

By |2019-02-07T06:08:05-07:00February 3rd, 2019|Air of Reality, Excessive Judicial Intervention, Interfering w Defence Cross, Provocation, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Ryon, 2019 ABCA 36, R v Quintero-Gelvez, 2019 ABCA 17, and R v Land, 2019 ONCA 39. [...]

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