4 12, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – December 4, 2021

By |2021-12-04T12:18:32-07:00December 4th, 2021|Appeals, Charter s.8, Failure to Consider Sentence Option, Offences, Resist Arrest, Safety Search|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Woolsey, 2021 BCCA 439: #failure to consider discharge, Martin v R., 2021 NBCA 53: running isn't #resist, and R [...]

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 [...]

23 10, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – October 23, 2021

By |2021-10-23T10:30:04-06:00October 23rd, 2021|Alternative Suspect, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Importance of Cross, The Principled Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mills, 2021 ONSC 6492: crim neg causing #death, R v Wilson, 2021 ONSC 6663: #principled exception, and R v Wilson, [...]

9 10, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – October 9, 2021

By |2021-10-09T10:20:52-06:00October 9th, 2021|BAC Expert, Charter s24(2), Connection of Evidence to Violation, Procedural Defences, Underlying Assumptions, Want of Prosecution|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Kehler, 2021 MBQB 198: BAC #expert assumptions, R v Brown, 2021 ONSC 6612: #Charter violations after offence, and R v [...]

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 [...]

4 09, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – September 4, 2021

By |2021-09-04T10:47:52-06:00September 4th, 2021|Appeals, Consent, Delayed Reasons, Disclosure, Late Disclosure, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Eheler, 2021 BCCA 316: #delayed reasons excluded, R v Barra, 2021 ONCA 568: s.7 late #disclosure appeal, and R v [...]

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 [...]

3 07, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – July 3, 2021

By |2021-07-03T06:03:02-06:00July 3rd, 2021|Charter s.9, Charter s24(2), Connection of Evidence to Violation, Eye-Witness Identification, Impaired Operation, Reasonable Grounds|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Barton, 2021 ONCA 451: #Charter 24(2) connection, R v Macfie, 2021 SKQB 151: #impaired RPG, and R v Ismail, 2021 [...]

12 06, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – June 12, 2021

By |2021-06-12T07:10:07-06:00June 12th, 2021|Accused - Irrelevant Factors, As Soon As Practicable, Charter s.8, Credibility, Impaired Operation, Strip Search|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v BL, 2021 ONCA 373: presumed guilt & #trial attendance, R v Goodman, 2021 SKCA 78: as soon as practicable, [...]

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