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Summaries of the best recent criminal cases for anyone arguing the side of the defence. Links to actual cases on Canlii are included. The summaries are searchable by topic. Stop wasting your time and look here first.

22 09, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – September 22, 2019

By |2019-09-22T14:50:15-06:00September 22nd, 2019|Charter 11(b), Offences, Post-Verdict Delay, Reverse Disclosure, Rowbotham Orders, Sexual Assault, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v R.S (A.), Ct. File 16-45003115 (email: pawel@yycdefence.ca. for a PDF), R v Charley, 2019 ONCA 726, and R v Rose, [...]

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15 09, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – September 15, 2019

By |2019-09-15T08:39:00-06:00September 15th, 2019|Charter s.8, Consent for Search, Fentanyl Trafficking, Sentencing, Unsealing a Search Warrant, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Schultz, 2019 ONSC 3161, Verrilli v Her Majesty the Queen, 2019 NSSC 263, and R v Knudsen, 2019 [...]

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8 09, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – September 8, 2019

By |2019-09-08T08:22:32-06:00September 8th, 2019|Appeals, Defences, Inconsistent Verdicts, Juries, Jury Charge - Grouping Accused, Sexomnia|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v RV, 2019 ONCA 664, R v Josipovic, 2019 ONCA 633, and R v R.B., 2019 ONSC 4236. [...]

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31 08, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – August 31, 2019

By |2019-08-31T09:02:20-06:00August 31st, 2019|Charter s.11(d), Charter s.9, Persons with Subjects of a Warrant, Racialized Minorities, Reverse Disclosure in Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Dudhi, 2019 ONCA 665, R v AM, 2019 SKPC 46, and R v Young, 2019 ONSC 4890. [...]

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24 08, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – August 24, 2019

By |2019-08-24T08:13:04-06:00August 24th, 2019|Appeals, Brown v Dunn, Charter s.8, Evidence, Failure to Draft Step, Fundamental Concepts, Mens Reas Co-existence, Prior Consistent Statements, Uneven Scrutiny, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Shevalev, 2019 BCCA 296, R v Moyles, 2019 SKCA 72, and R v Willis, 2019 NSCA 64. [...]

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4 08, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – August 4, 2019

By |2019-08-04T08:47:35-06:00August 4th, 2019|Answering Jury Questions, Complainant Prior Sexual Acts, Evidence, Excusing Juror, Failure to Relate Facts to Legal Issues, Hearing Inadmissible Evidence, Ineffective Assistance, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v R.V., 2019 SCC 41, R v J.B., 2019 ONCA 591, and R v Finck, 2019 NSCA 60. [...]

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27 07, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – July 27, 2019

By |2019-07-27T08:32:18-06:00July 27th, 2019|Conditional Discharge, Excessive Judicial Intervention, Insulting Defence Counsel, Sentencing, Setting Aside Guilty Plea|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Said, 2019 ONCA 378, R v Chowdhury, 2019 ABCA 205, and R v Espinoza-Ortega, 2019 ONCA 545. [...]

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20 07, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – July 20, 2019

By |2019-07-24T06:06:00-06:00July 20th, 2019|Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Charter s24(2), Low Punishment Offence, Ruse Traffic Stops, The Plain View Doctrine, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mayor, 2019 ONCA 578, R v Mohamed, 2019 ABQB 499, and R v Young, 2019 ONSC 3563. [...]

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15 07, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – July 15, 2019

By |2019-07-15T09:22:47-06:00July 15th, 2019|Charter s.8, Consent Fight, Group on Group Violence, Party Liability, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Labelle, 2019 ONCA 557, R v Strathdee, 2019 ABQB 479, and R v Murdock, 2019 NSPC 15. [...]

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