by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 20, 2021 | Charter - Detention, Hearsay, Obstructing Peace Officer, Opinion Evidence, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805: #psych detention & obstruct, R v Kotio, 2021 NSCA 76: lay #opinion & #trauma, and R v Hoffman, 2021 ONCA 781: W(D) re other testimony, #hearsay R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805 [November 12, 2021]...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 13, 2021 | Accused's Credibility - Right to Disclosure and Presence at Trial, Alternative Suspect, Fentanyl Trafficking, Functus Officio, Fundamental Concepts, Gladue - Start Point Sentences, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Parranto, 2021 SCC 46: #start-point sentence, R v Hudson, 2021 ONCA 772: order of #testimony, and R v Toews, 2021 BCCA 405: functus officio R v Parranto, 2021 SCC 46 [November 12, 2021] Sentencing: Start-Point Sentences...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 6, 2021 | Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s24(2), Confessions, Connection of Evidence to Violation, Fresh Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation, Sentencing, Without Delay
This week’s top three summaries: R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758: 10(b)/24(2) temporal #exclusion, R v Mero, 2021 BCCA 399: #Gladue discount, and R v Marttinen, 2021 ONSC 6976: #false confession R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758 [October 26, 2021] Charter s.10(b) –...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 30, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Motives of Declarant, Probative v Prejudicial, The Principled Exception, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798: #principled exception, R v Gill, 2021 ONSC 6726: #disreputable conduct and co-A, and R v Roche Garcia, 2021 BCSC 1936: #vaccination of juries. R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798 [October 13, 2021] Principled...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 23, 2021 | Alternative Suspect, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Importance of Cross, The Principled Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mills, 2021 ONSC 6492: crim neg causing #death, R v Wilson, 2021 ONSC 6663: #principled exception, and R v Wilson, 2021 ONSC 6599: #alternate suspect & circ evidence. R v Mills, 2021 ONSC 6492 [October 6, 2021] Criminal...
