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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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1 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 1, 2023 “Obviously motivated by self-interest.”

By |2023-07-01T08:49:32-06:00July 1st, 2023|Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Credibility, Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Prior Consistent Statements, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Thompson, 2023 SKCA 66: #credibility of accused, R v Freedland, 2023 ONCA 386: prior consistent #statements, and [...]

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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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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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8 10, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – October 8, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:36:25-07:00October 8th, 2022|Attempted Murder, Credibility, Functus Officio, Fundamental Concepts, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v DEA, 2022 ABCA 308: functus and #sentencing, R v Weng, 2022 BCCA 332: mens rea attempt #murder, and R v [...]

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16 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 16, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:45:38-07:00April 16th, 2022|Credibility, Cross-Examination, Defence of Property, Procedure, Victim Supporters|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v A.S., 2022 SKQB 60: #mistrial for BACA bikers, R v N.G., 2022 ONSC 1875: #credibility & a missing nose, [...]

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12 03, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – March 12, 2022

By |2022-03-12T09:05:37-07:00March 12th, 2022|Accused - Co-Accused trials, Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Charter s24(2), Credibility, Impact on Charter Protected Interest, Uncategorized|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v Whiskeyjack, 2022 ABCA 76: co-accused #credibility , R v CT., 2022 ONCA 163: #credibility as accused, and R v Sefton, [...]

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12 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 12, 2022

By |2022-02-12T09:13:28-07:00February 12th, 2022|Charter s.12, Credibility, Mandatory Minimum, Sexual Assault, Sexual History s 276, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v BG, 2022 ONCA 92: #stereotypes & credibility, R v Santillana, 2022 ABQB 108: #Crown Seaboyer lost, and R v Penner, [...]

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5 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 5, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:37:40-07:00February 5th, 2022|Credibility, De Minimis, Inappropriate Notes, Judge Bound by Crown Theory, Police Officers, Reasonable Grounds|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v RH, 2022 ONCA 69: Crown #theory binds judge, R v Ward, 2022 ABPC 4: #police notes & s.8, and R [...]

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