by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 9, 2023 | Defence of Property, Duress, Self-Defence, Sexual Offences Against Children, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134: #defence of self & property, R v Bonick, 2023 ABCJ 146: #duress, and R v DN, 2023 ONCA 561: 171.1(3)/172.2(3) #unconstitutional. R v Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134 [June 13, 2023] Co-Existing Defence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 2, 2023 | Appeals, Charter s.12, Consent, Mandatory Minimum, Memory Gaps, Misapprehension of Evidence, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v J.G., 2023 SKCA 92: #contrary evidence, R v Gargan, 2023 NWTCA 5: s.151 min sentence, and R v LWT, 2023 ABCJ 139: #all the circumstances for s.271. R v J.G., 2023 SKCA 92 [August 10, 2023] Misapprehension of Evidence by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 5, 2023 | Amicus, Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), CSO for Serious Offence, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Corner, 2023 ONCA 509: #detention & police interview, R v Kahsai, 2023 SCC 20: #amicus, and R v Wournell, 2023 NSCA 53: CSO for #guns, IRCA This week’s top case deals with detention and statements by the accused....
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 29, 2023 | Charter s.8, Credibility, Inadvertent Tainting, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Walker, 2023 ABKB 341: #self-defence v police, R v Louie, 2023 ABKB 352: s.8 Apt CCTV, and R v Richer, 2023 ONSC 3158: #inadvertent tainting. This week’s top case deals with an unusual type of Charter remedy:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 22, 2023 | Addiction Mitigation, Appeals, Criminal Organization, Gladue - Mitigation, Insufficient Reasons, Resolving Conflicting Versions, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19: #appellate review, crim org, R v Murillo, 2023 SKCA 78: #conflicting evidence, and R v Phillips, 2023 ABCA 210: #Gladue, addiction mitigation. This week’s top two cases deal primarily with...
