21 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 21, 2023

By |2023-10-21T10:11:58-06:00October 21st, 2023|Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Reasonable Grounds, Search Incident to Arrest, Use of Civil Judgment, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786: s.9/8 grounds - drug #pipe, R v Brazeau, 2023 ABCJ 211: s.7 [...]

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?, [...]

16 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – September 16, 2023 “No Memory of What Happened”

By |2023-09-16T07:09:29-06:00September 16th, 2023|Capacity to Consent, RPG Evidence in Place, Sexual Assault, SOIRA Exemption, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Owston, 2023 SKCA 101: s.271 #capacity for consent, R v Hess and Profetto, 2023 ONSC 3065: [...]

29 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 29, 2023: “The Right to be a Nuissance”

By |2023-07-29T08:07:22-06:00July 29th, 2023|Charter s.8, Credibility, Inadvertent Tainting, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Self-Defence|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Walker, 2023 ABKB 341: #self-defence v police, R v Louie, 2023 ABKB 352: s.8 Apt CCTV, [...]

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 [...]

11 03, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – March 11, 2023

By |2023-03-11T08:42:54-07:00March 11th, 2023|Charter s.8, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Search by Presence during Private Conversation|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v SS, 2023 ONCA 130: s.8 REP in #ambulance, R v Metzger, 2023 SCC 5: #circumstantial ID, and R v Brar, [...]

28 01, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – January 28, 2023

By |2023-01-28T09:03:15-07:00January 28th, 2023|Charter 11(b), Exceptional Circumstances, RPG Evidence in Place, Severance, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Seyeon Lee, 2022 NSCA 3: 11(b) for late comp #contact, R v Kruger, 2023 ABPC 8: #severance and testimony, [...]

1 10, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – October 1, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:09:26-07:00October 1st, 2022|Accused Criminal Record, Collateral Consequences, Confidential Informants, Gladue - Mitigation, Harsh Bail, Search Incident to Arrest, Sentencing, State Misconduct|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v King, 2022 ONCA 665: Gladue in Corbett, R v Demirovic, 2022 NSCA 56: s.8 and #informants, and R v Starrett, 2022 ABKB [...]

10 09, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – September 10, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:35:01-07:00September 10th, 2022|Charter s.8, Consent, Murder - First Degree - via Kidnapping, RPG Evidence in Place, Sexual Assault, Warrants|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Wise, 2022 ONCA 586: s.8 #warrant grounds, R v Murphy, 2022 ONCA 615: HIV and #consent, and R v Singh, [...]

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