by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 2, 2024 | Mental Health Mitigation, Possession, Recovered Memory
This week’s top three summaries: R v Roy, 2024 SKCA 98: #possession, R v Gill, 2024 ABKB 623: recovered #memory, and R v Russel, 2024 BCCA 353: mental health #mitigation R v Roy, 2024 SKCA 98 [October 22, 2024] Circumstantial Evidence of Possession [Reasons by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 26, 2024 | Browne v Dunn, Challenge for Cause, Charter s.12
This week’s top three summaries: R v Zamer, 2024 ONSC 4884: #challenge for cause, R v DAD, 2024 YKCA 9: min sentence #overturned, and R v Chartrand, 2024 BCCA 355: Browne v Dunn R v Zamer #5, 2024 ONSC 4884 [September 13, 2024] Challenge for Cause Process: Jury...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 19, 2024 | Accused Placement, Challenge for Cause, Functus Officio
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitehawk, 2024 SKCA 95: #gang challenge, R v Lewis, 2024 ONSC 5261: counsel #table, and R v Batista, 2024 ONSC 5455: #functus officio R v Whitehawk, 2024 SKCA 95 [October 9, 2024] Challenge for Cause: Gang Membership...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 12, 2024 | Appeals, disturbance, Ruse Traffic Stops
This week’s top three summaries: R v Gallant, 2024 ABKB 541: s.8 #ruse stop, R v Reimer, 2024 ABCJ 188: #disturbance & #mischief, and R v Clyke, 2024 NSCA 66: re-opening #appeal R v Gallant, 2024 ABKB 541 [September 16, 2024] Charter s.8: Ruse Traffic Stop...
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...