by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 5, 2024 | Cross Count Evidence, Spontaneous Utterance, The Principled Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v Charles, 2024 SCC 29: #principled exception, R v R.A., 2024 ONCA 696: #spontaneous utterance, and R v DPT, 2024 ABCA 299: cross-count #evidence R v Charles, 2024 SCC 29 [September 25, 2024] The Principled Exception to Hearsay...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 21, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter 11(b), Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291: s271 #crying out, R v Stettner, 2024 SKCA 88: extrinsic #misconduct, and R v Brazil, 2024 ABKB 390: 11(b) #stay under 30. R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291 [September 6, 2024] Sexual Assault: Myths and Crying Out...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 14, 2024 | Opinion Evidence, Prosecution Closing, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v CD, 2024 NLCA 22: self #defence force, R v Jenkins, 2024 ONCA 533: police lay #opinion, and R v Borhot, 2024 ABKB 438: reverse #closing submissions. R v CD, 2024 NLCA 22 [June 18, 2024] Self-Defence: Measuring Force to a...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 7, 2024 | Fundamental Concepts, Right to Silence, Sexual History s 276, Subjective Mens Rea
This week’s top three summaries: R v Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519: s.276 #texts, R v McKay, 2024 SKCA 72: #toxicology evidence, and R v Smockum, 2024 SKCA 81: #silence in medical interviews R v Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519 [July 2, 2024] s.276: Texts Discussing Plans for...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 31, 2024 | 715.1 Video Evidence, Identification - Voice, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v AW, 2024 ONCA 564: #voice ID, R v Jeremschuk, 2024 ABCA 268: #angry self defence, and R v Roche-Garcia, 2024 BCCA 298: s.715.1 embedded #hearsay R v AW, 2024 ONCA 564 [July 17, 2024] Voice Identification [Reasons by L. Madsen...
