25 11, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – November 25, 2023

By |2023-11-25T09:37:47-07:00November 25th, 2023|Appeals, Hearsay, Narrative Exception, Offences, Possession of Stolen Property|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  K.C., 2023 BCCA 411: prior #consistent stmt, R v Marrone, 2023 ONCA 742: apprehension of #bias, [...]

18 11, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – November 18, 2023

By |2023-11-18T09:21:20-07:00November 18th, 2023|Appeals, Credibility, Hearsay, Implausible Recklessness, The Principled Exception, Third Party Records|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Cervini, 2023 ONCJ 469: #hearsay police notes, R v Lowry, 2023 BCCA 399: 3rd party #records [...]

7 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 7, 2023

By |2023-10-07T08:59:10-06:00October 7th, 2023|Appeals, Contact Prohibitions, Ineffective Assistance, Insufficient Reasons, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  DG, 2023 ONCA 588: reconciling #credibility findings, R v Brick, 2023 SKCA 107: #judging own client, [...]

2 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – September 2, 2023

By |2023-09-02T10:24:31-06:00September 2nd, 2023|Appeals, Charter s.12, Consent, Mandatory Minimum, Memory Gaps, Misapprehension of Evidence, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  J.G., 2023 SKCA 92: #contrary evidence, R v Gargan, 2023 NWTCA 5: s.151 min sentence, and [...]

22 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 22, 2023 “Not Every Group of Three Persons”

By |2023-07-22T08:49:50-06:00July 22nd, 2023|Addiction Mitigation, Appeals, Criminal Organization, Gladue - Mitigation, Insufficient Reasons, Resolving Conflicting Versions, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19: #appellate review, crim org, R v Murillo, 2023 SKCA 78: #conflicting evidence, [...]

15 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 15, 2023 “Understanding Fundamental Tenets of Criminal Law”

By |2023-07-15T07:12:45-06:00July 15th, 2023|Appeals, Assault, Driving Prohibitions, Fresh Evidence, Sentencing, Unreasonable Verdict|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: Nagle v R, 2023 NBCA 35: #assault, #appeals, R v Haroon, 2023 MBCA 60: release of #exhibits, and [...]

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 [...]

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), [...]

10 12, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – December 10, 2022

By |2022-12-10T09:32:49-07:00December 10th, 2022|Appeals, Eye-Witness Identification, In-Court Identification, Ineffective Assistance, NCRMD|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Clark, 2022 SCC 49: #eye-witness ID, R v McDonald, 2022 ONCA 838: #silence and ineffective counsel, and R v Edama, [...]

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