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This week’s top three summaries: R v Benn, 2026 ABCA 14: #video ID and DNA, R v Kipusi, 2026 ONCA 86: s.7 #disclosure NCR, R v JB, 2026 ONCA 44: #trust relationships R v Benn, 2026 ABCA 14 [January 19, 2026] Identification: Dangers of Video Review by Judges and Limits of DNA Evidence [Jolaine Anton … Read more »

This week’s top three summaries: R v Townsend, 2025 BCCA 459: #after the fact, R v ZML, 2025 ONCA 872: accused #fabrication, R v Meeko, 2025 NUCA 12: #bad character R v Townsend, 2025 BCCA 459 [December 22, 2025] After the Fact Conduct: Post Offence Demeanour [Reasons by Justice MacNaughton with Ho … Read more »

This week’s top three summaries: R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43: s.9 #arrest, R v Stuart, 2025 ABCA 404: #cross & s.276, R v Linklater, 2025 MBCA 104: #eye-witness ID R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43 [December 12, 2025] Charter s.9 – The Power to Arrest is Limited by s. 495(2) [Reasons by Côté J. with Wagner … Read more »

This week’s top three summaries: R v McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807: Browne v Dunn, R v Brennan, 2025 ONSC 6116: s.8 #marijuana smell, R v MR, 2025 ONCA 789: #appeal bail R v McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807 [November 25, 2025] The Rule in Browne v Dunn [Reasons by Fairburn A.C.J.O., with David M. Paciocco and A. H … Read more »

This week’s top three summaries: R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373: #after the fact, R v BR, 2025 ABKB 659: s.8 school #principal, R v Robinson, 2025 ABCJ 196: #witnesses R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373 [November 14, 2025] W(D): Statements led by the Crown, After the Fact Conduct: Proven False Statements, B … Read more »