5 11, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – November 5, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:02:23-07:00November 5th, 2022|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Charter s.7, Dangerous Offender, Juries, Jury Charge - Opining About Evidence, Overbreadth of Legislation, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38: #sex offender registry, R v Harris, 2022 ONCA 739: #absence of evidence, and R v KC, [...]

21 05, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – May 21, 2022

By |2022-05-21T09:50:35-06:00May 21st, 2022|CSO for Serious Offence, Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent for Sex, Juries, Sentencing, Stand-Aside|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Azzi, 2022 ONCA 366: #jury selection, R v Wong, 2022 ABCA 171: air of #reality, and R v Desmond-Robinson, 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 [...]

22 01, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – January 22, 2022

By |2022-01-22T16:33:41-07:00January 22nd, 2022|Answering Jury Questions, Joint Submissions, Sentencing, Voyeurism|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Naslund, 2022 ABCA 6: #overturn joint sub down, R v Chacon-Perez, 2022 ONCA 3: #jury questions, and R v Downes, [...]

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, [...]

27 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 27, 2021

By |2021-11-27T12:50:00-07:00November 27th, 2021|Collusion, Credibility, Juries, Police Officers, Prosecution Closing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v CG, 2021 ONCA 809: #tainting b/w witnesses, W(D) #reasons, R v Clyke, 2021 ONCA 810: #prosecution closing, and R v [...]

30 10, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – October 30, 2021

By |2021-10-30T11:08:45-06:00October 30th, 2021|Bad Character Evidence, Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Motives of Declarant, Probative v Prejudicial, The Principled Exception, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798: #principled exception, R v Gill, 2021 ONSC 6726: #disreputable conduct and co-A, and R v Roche [...]

18 09, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – September 18, 2021

By |2021-09-18T07:31:07-06:00September 18th, 2021|Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Charter s.9, Impaired Operation, Juries, Racialized Minorities, Reasonable Grounds|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Frampton, 2021 ONSC 5733: #vaccination status of jurors, R v Tutu, 2021 ONSC 5375: #satchel #racial profiling , and R [...]

14 08, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – August 14, 2021

By |2021-08-14T09:50:24-06:00August 14th, 2021|Certificate of Analyst, Challenge for Cause, Charter 10(b), Choice of Counsel, Impaired Operation, Juries, Racial Bias Instructions, Stand-Aside|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Sandhu, 2021 ABQB 615: 10(b) and #translation, R v Martin, 2021 ONSC 5333: #jury selection, and R v Szpejer, 2021 [...]

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