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3 06, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – June 3, 2023 – “Breach of Policy or Fraud?”

By |2023-06-03T07:30:37-06:00June 3rd, 2023|Absence of Motive to Fabricate, Accused Election, Credibility, Fraud, Fundamental Concepts|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Kitch, 2023 NSCA 33: #fraud elements and reasons, R v RW, 2023 ONCA 250: IAC and #re-election, [...]

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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, [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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22 04, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – April 22, 2023

By |2023-04-22T09:43:00-06:00April 22nd, 2023|Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Disclosure, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea, Racialized Minorities, Refusal|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152: #disclosure and appeals, R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9: #refusal and ASD, and [...]

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15 04, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – April 15, 2023

By |2023-04-15T10:19:57-06:00April 15th, 2023|Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Spicer, 2023 ONCA 232: not #stereotyping, R v Blatchford, 2023 ABKB 193: circumstantial #ID, and R v Zamora, 2023 ONSC [...]

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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 [...]

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18 03, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – March 18, 2023

By |2023-03-18T08:02:32-06:00March 18th, 2023|Accused Criminal Record, Appeals, Charter s.7, Evidence, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Rocha, 2023 ONSC 1573: s7 police & #missing cash, R v Klassen, 2023 BCCA 103: overturned GP b/c s.11(b), [...]

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