This week's top three summaries: R v Paddy, 2026 SKCA 27: #prejudice v probative, R v ML, 2026 ONCA 339: #principled exp'n, R v DP, 2026 NSCA 34: #reasons on credibility R v Paddy, 2026 SKCA 27 [February 20, 2026] Conduct outside Indictment Period: Prejudicial Value [Reasons by Jeffrey D. Kalmakoff J.A. with Jillyne M. Drennan and Naheed Bardai JJ.A. concurring] AUTHOR'S NOTE: Conduct that is the same as, or substantially similar to, the alleged offending behaviour but falls outside the...

This week's top three summaries: R v Sullivan, 2026 ABCA 140: #challenge for cause, R v Lekhraj, 2026 BCCA 175: accused #character, R v RN, 2026 ONCA 315: accused #fabrication R v Sullivan, 2026 ABCA 140 [April 29, 2026] Jury Challenge for Cause: Attitudes towards Drug Addicts [Kevin Feehan, Alice Wooley, and Tamara Friesen JJ.A.] AUTHOR'S NOTE: The standard for permitting a challenge for cause is low. In practice, however, courts often do not treat it that way unless there is already a...

This week's top three summaries: R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298: s.9 #mistake ID, R v JHC, 2026 ONCA 285: non-verbal #consent, R v SF, 2026 ONCA 293: bad character #consent R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298 [April 29, 2026] Charter s.9: A Case of Mistaken Identity [Reasons on s.9 by Pomerance J.A. with J. George and L Favreau J.A. concurring on s.9, but forming different Majority on s.24(2) exclusion] AUTHOR'S NOTE: A lawful arrest requires both subjective belief and objectively reasonable grounds. The objective...