7 05, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – May 7, 2022

By |2022-05-07T10:20:59-06:00May 7th, 2022|Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), During Search Warrant Execution, Right to Re-Consult, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Dussault, 2022 SCC 16: s.10(b) re-consult, R v JW, 2022 ONCA 306: #similar fact prejudice, and R v Scopel-Cessel, 2022 [...]

9 04, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – April 9, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:26:50-07:00April 9th, 2022|Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s24(2), Circumstantial Evidence, Co-Accused Instructions, Evidence, Impaired Operation, Late Disclosure|1 Comment

This week's top three summaries: R v Adeyiwola, 2022 ONSC 1824: #impaired circumstantial ev., R v Jobb, 2022 SKQB 47: #impaired late #disclosure stay, and R v [...]

26 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 26, 2022

By |2023-02-14T03:28:05-07:00February 26th, 2022|Circumstantial Evidence, Dangerous Driving, Dangerous Offender, Lost Disclosure, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Janeiro, 2022 ONCA 118: #lost evidence, R v Lynch, 2022 ONCA 136: DO by #sexual impulse, and R v O'Neil, [...]

19 02, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – February 19, 2022

By |2022-02-19T10:16:26-07:00February 19th, 2022|Evidence, Eye-Witness Identification, Flight from Police, Offences, Party Liability, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Ouellette, 2022 ABCA 40: s.21 #party by #words alone, R v Whitehead, 2022 SKCA 19: #similar fact diff't offence [...]

15 01, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – January 15, 2022

By |2022-01-15T11:05:10-07:00January 15th, 2022|Balanced Charge, Eye-Witness Identification, Hearsay, Hearsay, Juries, The Principled Exception, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Panovski, 2021 ONCA 905: W(D) on all #exonerating ev, R v Furey, 2021 NLCA 59: #principled exc'pn necessity, [...]

11 12, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – December 11, 2021

By |2021-12-11T11:18:54-07:00December 11th, 2021|Air of Reality, Eye-Witness Identification, Possession, Self-Defence, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Effert 2021 ABCA 388: #self-defence, R v Alvarez, 2021 ONCA 851: #eye-witness ID, and R v Godelia, 2021 ONSC 7464: [...]

20 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 20, 2021

By |2021-11-20T12:06:46-07:00November 20th, 2021|Charter - Detention, Hearsay, Obstructing Peace Officer, Opinion Evidence, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805: #psych detention & obstruct, R v Kotio, 2021 NSCA 76: lay #opinion & #trauma, and R [...]

13 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 13, 2021

By |2021-11-17T18:03:28-07:00November 13th, 2021|Accused's Credibility - Right to Disclosure and Presence at Trial, Alternative Suspect, Fentanyl Trafficking, Functus Officio, Fundamental Concepts, Gladue - Start Point Sentences, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Parranto, 2021 SCC 46: #start-point sentence, R v Hudson, 2021 ONCA 772: order of #testimony, and R v Toews, 2021 [...]

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