6 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 7, 2021

By |2021-11-06T11:13:29-06:00November 6th, 2021|Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s24(2), Confessions, Connection of Evidence to Violation, Fresh Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation, Sentencing, Without Delay|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758: 10(b)/24(2) temporal #exclusion, R v Mero, 2021 BCCA 399: #Gladue discount, and R v Marttinen, 2021 [...]

8 05, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – May 8, 2021

By |2023-09-07T06:51:29-06:00May 8th, 2021|Charter 11(b), Jurisdiction of the Court, Sentencing, Sexual Assault, Sexual History s 276, Share Trafficking|0 Comments

Image Credit: PrachchatThis week's top three summaries: R v Johnson, 2021 ONCA 257: share #trafficking sentence, R v Webber, 2021 NSCA 35: #jurisdiction & [...]

20 03, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – March 20, 2021

By |2021-03-20T10:47:43-06:00March 20th, 2021|Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Judicial Notice, Reverse Disclosure, Sentencing, Sexual Assault|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150: #judicial notice, R v A.I., 2021 BCSC 1781: #ghomeshi amendments, and R v Bird, 2021 SKCA [...]

16 01, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – January 16, 2021

By |2021-01-16T10:39:52-07:00January 16th, 2021|Charter s.12, CSO for Serious Offence, Fentanyl Trafficking, Mandatory Minimum, Narrative Exception|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Eisnor, 2020 ABCA 459: #narrative error, R v Gerbrandt, 2020 ABPC 261: mandatory min making child porn available  #unconstitutional [...]

26 09, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – September 26, 2020

By |2020-10-03T07:14:39-06:00September 26th, 2020|Charter s.8, Emergency Entry, Facts for Sentence, Sentencing, Warrantless Entry into Home|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Williams, 2020 SKCA 108: #sentencing; need for facts, R v Pawar, 2020 BCCA 251: #warrantless entry into home, and R [...]

22 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 22, 2020

By |2020-08-22T10:25:07-06:00August 22nd, 2020|Invitation to Sexual Touching - Sting Operation, Joint Submissions, Offences, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Mantla, 2020 NWTCA 6: joint submissions, R v Drury, 2020 ONCA 5021: post-Morrison no presumption of [...]

15 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 15, 2020

By |2020-08-22T07:21:34-06:00August 15th, 2020|Charter s.8, Charter s.9, CSO for Serious Offence, Safety Search, Sentencing, Strip Search|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Gomez, 2020 ABQB 439, R v P.N., 2020 ONCJ 317, R v Colligan, 2020 BCSC 1139. [...]

8 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 8, 2020

By |2020-08-08T11:49:02-06:00August 8th, 2020|Charter - Detention, Charter s.11(d), Complainant Prior Sexual Acts, Evidence, Restitution, Reverse Disclosure, Reverse Disclosure in Sexual Assault, Sentencing, Sexual Assault, Statement Voluntariness|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Tessier, 2020 ABCA 289, R v Abdulahi-Sabet, 2020 BCCA 213, and R v AM, 2020 ONSC 4541. [...]

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