by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 13, 2025 | Alibi, Charter 11(b), Fundamental Concepts, Subjective Mens Rea
This week’s top three summaries: R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83: #failure and intent, R v Dos Santos, 2025 ONCA 598: 11(b) #mistrial, R v DM, 2025 ABCJ 134: #alibi R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83 [September 3, 2025] Statutory Interpretation of Required Mens Rea and...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 6, 2025 | Circumstantial Evidence, Excessive Intervention, Video Evidence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Meier, 2025 MBCA 74: #gun #video circumstantial, R v DL, 2025 SKCA 498: #excessive intervention, R v Moore, 2025 PECA 589: cross on #discreditable R v Meier, 2025 MBCA 74 [August 18, 2025] Circumstantial Evidence: Video...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 30, 2025 | After the Fact Conduct, Jury Charge - Directed Verdict, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592: #defence v group, R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 498: directed #verdict guilty?, R v Pierre, 2025 ABCA 589: #instructions after-the-fact R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592 [August 14, 2025] Self Defence: Against a Perceived...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 16, 2025 | Charter 10(b), Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272: prior #victimization, R v Thomson, 2025 ONCA 500: s.10(b) strip #search, R v Harding, 2025 ABCA 266: preventing #cross R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272 [August 8, 2025] Crown-led Sexual History Evidence: Prior Sexual...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 2, 2025 | Accessory after the fact, Capacity to Consent, Consent, Wilful Blindness, YCJA
This week’s top three summaries: R v IM, 2025 SCC 23: YCJA adult #sentences, R v Stewart, 2025 NSCA 57: #blackout & consent, R v Rashed, 2025 ONCA 515: #accessory wilful blindness R v IM, 2025 SCC 23 [July 18, 2025] Youth Criminal Justice Act sentencing:...
