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- The Defence Toolkit – March 18, 2023
This week’s top three summaries: R v Rocha, 2023 ONSC 1573: s7 police & #missing cash, R v Klassen, 2023 BCCA 103: overturned GP b/c s.11(b), and R v Young, 2023 BCSC 276: Corbett #summary This week’s top case deals with an interesting issue in a drug prosecution. For great general reference on lega … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – March 11, 2023
This week’s top three summaries: R v SS, 2023 ONCA 130: s.8 REP in #ambulance, R v Metzger, 2023 SCC 5: #circumstantial ID, and R v Brar, 2023 ABCA 63: #circumstantial possession. This week’s top case is an impaired driving decision. For great general reference on the law of impaired driving, I reco … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – March 4, 2023
This week’s top three summaries: R v Blackhorse, 2023 ABPC 41: #similar fact, R v Atwell, 2023 NSSC 63: #disclosure vetting personal info, and R v MG, 2023 ABPC 38: 11(b) Charter: #plea negotiations This week’s top case deals with a similar fact application. For great general reference on the law of … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – February 25, 2023
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2023 ONCA 104: #principled exception , R v Hirsh., 2023 ABCA 59: #totality and restraint, and R v AI, 2023 ONSC 1129: Browne v Dunn. This week’s top case deals with the admissibility of out of court statements. If you want to dig deeper into the topic, I … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – February 18, 2023
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 147: #automatism via medications. This week’s top case deals with admissibility of criminal records of an accused. For great general reference on the … Read more »