by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 21, 2023 | Admissions, After the Fact Conduct, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation
This week’s top three summaries: R v Merrit, 2023 ONCA 3: #partial stmt and #after the fact, R v Kehoe, 2023 BCCA 2: Gladue #disconnection, and R v Strongeagle, 2023 ABCA 5: #circumstantial ID. This week’s top case deals with statement admissibility...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 17, 2022 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.9, Sentencing, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v RM, 2022 ONCA 850: #bad character, R v Smith, 2022 BCCA 405: #defence and sentencing, and R v Rondilla-Curley, 2022 ABPC 247: s.9 found-in. This week’s top two cases deal with sexual offence. For great general...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 10, 2022 | Appeals, Eye-Witness Identification, In-Court Identification, Ineffective Assistance, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Clark, 2022 SCC 49: #eye-witness ID, R v McDonald, 2022 ONCA 838: #silence and ineffective counsel, and R v Edama, 2022 ABCA 394: NCR absolute discharge. This week’s top case deals with eye-witness identification...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 3, 2022 | Causation, Charter s.8, Search Incident to Arrest
This week’s top three summaries: R v Robertson, 2022 ONSC 5795: s.8 #ruse stop, R v JR, 2022 YKCA 9: #corroboration, and R v Favel, 2022 ABKB 727: #normative causation murder. This week’s top case deals with a warrantless search issue. For great general...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Myers, 2022 NSCA 69: #inventory searches, R v DD, 2022 ONCA 786: #historical sex assault, and R v Fisher, 2022 ABPC 232: waiver of in default #jail This week’s top case deals with a drug prosecution issue....