by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 8, 2022 | Causation, Evidence, Possession, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kuntz, 2021 ONCA 903: #causation and diagnosis, R v Van Deventer, 2021 SKCA 163: bare #denial W(D), and R v Jeyakanthan, 2021 ONSC 8250: hot potato #possession R v Kuntz, 2021 ONCA 903 [December 17, 2021] Criminal Negligence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 18, 2021 | Causation, Charter s.8, Excision, Sentencing, Setting Aside Guilty Plea, Warrants
This week’s top three summaries: R c Rizzuto, 2021 QCCA 1789: s.8 warrants #excision, Mohabir c R, 2021 QCCA 1806: 606(1.1) might be #jail, and R v Manukian, 2021 ONSC 7765: bodily harm #causation. R c Rizzuto, 2021 QCCA 1789 [November 30, 2021] Charter s.8...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 11, 2021 | Air of Reality, Eye-Witness Identification, Possession, Self-Defence, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Effert 2021 ABCA 388: #self-defence, R v Alvarez, 2021 ONCA 851: #eye-witness ID, and R v Godelia, 2021 ONSC 7464: W(D) 2nd prong & #circumstantial evidence. R v Effert, 2021 ABCA 388 [November 26, 2021] Self Defence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 4, 2021 | Appeals, Charter s.8, Failure to Consider Sentence Option, Offences, Resist Arrest, Safety Search
This week’s top three summaries: R v Woolsey, 2021 BCCA 439: #failure to consider discharge, Martin v R., 2021 NBCA 53: running isn’t #resist, and R v Joseph-Palmer, 2021 ONSC 7268: s.8 #search of found-in. R v Woolsey, 2021 BCCA 439 [November 23, 2021]...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 27, 2021 | Collusion, Credibility, Juries, Police Officers, Prosecution Closing
This week’s top three summaries: R v CG, 2021 ONCA 809: #tainting b/w witnesses, W(D) #reasons, R v Clyke, 2021 ONCA 810: #prosecution closing, and R v Holloway, 2021 ONSC 6136: #police disreputable conduct. R v CG, 2021 ONCA 809 [November 16, 2021] Collusion:...
