by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 17, 2026 | Charter s.8, Consecutive, Functus Officio, Onus
This week’s top three summaries: R v Parsley, 2026 NLCA 23: s.8 unusual #freight , R v Marjanovic, 2026 MBCA 61: #consecutive to life, R v MacKinnon, 2026 NSCA 54: #functus R v Parsley, 2026 NLCA 23 [June 29, 2026] Charter s.8: Freight Delivery [Reasons by D.M....
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 11, 2026 | Common Sense Assumptions, Judicial Notice, Uncategorized, Vetrovec Witnesses
This week’s top three summaries: R v Drake, 2026 NSCA 48: Vetrovec #confirmation, R v VRRR, 2026 MBCA 56: human #assumptions , R v Murphy and Wright, 2026 NSCA 51: #judicial notice mistrial R v Drake, 2026 NSCA 48 [June 17, 2026] Vetrovec: Confirmatory Evidence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 4, 2026 | Admissions, Disclosure, Police Officers, Possession
This week’s top three summaries: Edmonton (PS) v McKee, 2026 SCC 24: #discipline disclosure, R v Brennan, 2026 ONCA 459: circumstantial #possession, R v Sandhu, 2026 BCCA 268: #admissions and circular reasoning Edmonton (Police Service) v McKee, 2026 SCC 24...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 26, 2026 | DNA Order, In-Dock, Rushing Deliberations, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Vu, 2026 ONCA 429: #DNA retention, R v Ghandi, 2026 ONCA 407: virtual trial ID, R v AK, 2026 NUCA 4: rushed #deliberations R v Vu, 2026 ONCA 429 [June 17, 2026] Sentencing: Conditional Discharges and DNA Retention [Reasons by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 20, 2026 | Circumstantial Evidence, Faint Hope, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kirkey, 2026 BCSC 973: #fingerprints, R v Esrabian, 2026 CanLii 53667: faint #hope, R v Slade, 2026 ONCA 381: command #hallucinations R v Kirkey, 2026 BCSC 973 [May 15, 2026] Circumstantial Evidence: Fingerprints...
