by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 19, 2025 | Admissions, Charter s24(1) Remedy, Probative v Prejudicial, Review of Crown Discretion
This week’s top three summaries: R v Varennes, 2025 SCC 22: #Crown discretion review, R v JN, 2025 ONSC 4041: #bad character, R v AC, 2025 ONSC 3892: #admissions explanation R v Varennes, 2025 SCC 22 [July 11, 2025] Review of Crown Discretion: Charter 24(1),...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 12, 2025 | Charter s.9, Murder - Intoxication, Ruse Stop
This week’s top three summaries: R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224: #intoxication & #murder, R v Khan, 2025 ABKB 357: s.9 #pill bottle, R v Barker, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #onus and #ruse R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224 [June 27, 2025] Murder: Defence of Intoxication...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 5, 2025 | Charter s.9, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Witness Reliability
This week’s top three summaries: R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460: #omissions and #flashbacks, R v OW, 2025 ONSC 2922: #exclusive opportunity ID, R v Grant and Scott, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #grounds for arrest R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460 [June 25, 2025] Reliability: Omissions...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 28, 2025 | Charter 11(b), Experts, Hearsay, Sentencing Principles
This week’s top three summaries: R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370: Ares v Venner #Expert Evidence, R v Zabihullah, 2025 SKCA 64: 11(b) particular #complexity, R v Moazami, 2025 BCCA 189: trial #aggravating sentence R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370 [June 18, 2025] The Common...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 21, 2025 | Opinion Evidence, Sentencing Principles, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19: Crown s.276 and #sexual inactivity, R v Chiarelli, 2025 ONCA 428: lay #trafficking opinion, R v Attachie, 2025 BCCA 183: Nahanee and GP #mitigation R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19 [June 13, 2025] Sexual...
