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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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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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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: [...]

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9 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – September 9, 2023: “Their Entire Worldly Possessions”

By |2023-09-09T09:13:23-06:00September 9th, 2023|Defence of Property, Duress, Self-Defence, Sexual Offences Against Children, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134: #defence of self & property, R v Bonick, 2023 ABCJ 146: #duress, [...]

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2 09, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – September 2, 2023

By |2023-09-02T10:24:31-06:00September 2nd, 2023|Appeals, Charter s.12, Consent, Mandatory Minimum, Memory Gaps, Misapprehension of Evidence, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v  J.G., 2023 SKCA 92: #contrary evidence, R v Gargan, 2023 NWTCA 5: s.151 min sentence, and [...]

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22 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 22, 2023 “Not Every Group of Three Persons”

By |2023-07-22T08:49:50-06:00July 22nd, 2023|Addiction Mitigation, Appeals, Criminal Organization, Gladue - Mitigation, Insufficient Reasons, Resolving Conflicting Versions, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19: #appellate review, crim org, R v Murillo, 2023 SKCA 78: #conflicting evidence, [...]

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15 07, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – July 15, 2023 “Understanding Fundamental Tenets of Criminal Law”

By |2023-07-15T07:12:45-06:00July 15th, 2023|Appeals, Assault, Driving Prohibitions, Fresh Evidence, Sentencing, Unreasonable Verdict|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: Nagle v R, 2023 NBCA 35: #assault, #appeals, R v Haroon, 2023 MBCA 60: release of #exhibits, 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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22 04, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – April 22, 2023

By |2023-04-22T09:43:00-06:00April 22nd, 2023|Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Disclosure, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea, Racialized Minorities, Refusal|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152: #disclosure and appeals, R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9: #refusal and ASD, and [...]

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18 02, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – February 18, 2023

By |2023-02-18T08:16:54-07:00February 18th, 2023|Accused Criminal Record, Defences, Evidence, Non-Insane Automatism, Obstructing Peace Officer, Offences|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Shire, 2023 ONSC 762: Corbett app #violence, R v Frank, 2023 BCSC 202: #obstruction, and R v Perignon, 2023 BCSC [...]

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