by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 20, 2024 | Experts, Opinion Evidence, Police Drug Experts, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
This week’s top three summaries: R v KJMJ, 2023 NSCA 84: #bias, R v Moreira, 2023 ONCA 807: lay #opinion, and R v MacAdam, 2024 ONCA 13: trafficking #expert alternative possibilities. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 13, 2024 | Exhortation, Murder - Mens Rea - Mental Health, Third Party Suspect
This week’s top three summaries: R v Lawlor, 2023 SCC 34: #mental illness & murder, R v Abreha, 2023 ABCA 357: jury #exhortation, and R v Rudder, 2023 ONCA 864: third party #suspect. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 9, 2023 | Accused's Credibility - Right to Disclosure and Presence at Trial, Capacity to Consent, Charter s.8, Fundamental Concepts, Non-Warrant Excision, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30: s.8 non-warrant #excision, R v Haidary, 2023 ONCA 786: #tailoring evidence, and R v SB, 2023 ONCA 784: s.271 capacity to consent. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 28, 2023 | Defences, Evidence, NCRMD, Possession, Similar Fact
This week’s top three summaries: R v Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707: #knowledge & possession, R v Shylga, 2023 ABKB 583: #NCRMD, and R v Saucier, 2023 ONSC 5269: #similar fact for s.271. R v Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707 [October 11, 2023] Possession: The element of...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 21, 2023 | Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Reasonable Grounds, Search Incident to Arrest, Use of Civil Judgment, Without Delay
This week’s top three summaries: R v Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786: s.9/8 grounds – drug #pipe, R v Brazeau, 2023 ABCJ 211: s.7 excessive #force, and R v Nyhus, 2023 ABKB 567: use of #civil judgment. R v Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786 [September 18, 2023] Charter...
