by Pawel Milczarek | May 27, 2023 | Charter 10(b), Defence Re-Opening, Hearsay, Informational Duty, Narrative Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v CL, 2023 SKCA 58: s.10(b) informational duty, R v Castro Wunsch, 2023 ABCA 160: narrative & #hearsay, and R v RG, 2023 ONCA 343: #reopening the defence. This week’s top case deals with a sexual assault case. For...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 20, 2023 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Fundamental Concepts, Hearsay, Murder Parole Eligibility Reduction, Necessity, The Principled Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v LaChance, 2023 SKCA 48: #necessity and hearsay exp’n, R v Bruzzese, 2023 ONCA 300: absence of #forensics, and R v Baker, 2023 ABCA 136: #murder parole eligibility hearing. This week’s top case deals with the...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 13, 2023 | Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s24(1) Remedy, Defence Reasonably Available, Defence Vukelich, Evidence, Fundamental Concepts, Stay of Proceedings, Voir Dire Format
This week’s top three summaries: R v Haevischer, 2023 SCC 11: #summary dismissal & voir dires, R v Hanan, 2023 SCC 12: 11(b) defence unavailability, and R v JW, 2023 ONCA 304: fabrication & independent evidence. This week’s top case deals with...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 22, 2023 | Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Disclosure, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea, Racialized Minorities, Refusal
This week’s top three summaries: R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152: #disclosure and appeals, R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9: #refusal and ASD, and R v Gala-Nyam, 2023 ONSC 2241: #racialprofiling This week’s top case deals with expert evidence and disclosure...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 15, 2023 | Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Spicer, 2023 ONCA 232: not #stereotyping, R v Blatchford, 2023 ABKB 193: circumstantial #ID, and R v Zamora, 2023 ONSC 2169: innocent #dupe This week’s top case deals with an issue to that comes up often in sexual...
