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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, [...]

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28 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 28, 2023: “An Inferential Gap”

By |2023-10-28T10:30:19-06:00October 28th, 2023|Defences, Evidence, NCRMD, Possession, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707: #knowledge & possession, R v Shylga, 2023 ABKB 583: #NCRMD, and R [...]

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14 10, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – October 14, 2023: “choices they would not have made when sober”

By |2023-10-14T10:05:17-06:00October 14th, 2023|Capacity to Consent, Memory Gaps, Possession of Stolen Property, Res Gestae, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Demong, 2023 SKCA 109: s.271 #blackout & intoxication, R v Westcott, 2023 ABCJ 205: res gestae, [...]

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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?, [...]

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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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27 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 27, 2023: “DYU? – I don’t know”

By |2023-05-27T10:10:17-06:00May 27th, 2023|Charter 10(b), Defence Re-Opening, Hearsay, Informational Duty, Narrative Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v CL, 2023 SKCA 58: s.10(b) informational duty, R v Castro Wunsch, 2023 ABCA 160: narrative & #hearsay, [...]

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13 05, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – May 13, 2023: “Manifest Frivolity”

By |2023-05-13T09:45:20-06:00May 13th, 2023|Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s24(1) Remedy, Defence Reasonably Available, Defence Vukelich, Evidence, Fundamental Concepts, Stay of Proceedings, Voir Dire Format|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Haevischer, 2023 SCC 11: #summary dismissal & voir dires, R v Hanan, 2023 SCC 12: 11(b) defence [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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), [...]

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