by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 10, 2021 | Charter s.9, Confidential Informant, Response to Undercover Surveillance, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2021 ONSC 2336: s.9 #stale tip & #avoidance, R v Stewart, 2021 ABQB 256: accused past #sexual interest, and R v Millie, 2021 SKQB 69: #stereotypes vs actual motives R v Mohamed, 2021 ONSC 2336 [March 30, 2021]...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 3, 2021 | Charter 11(b), Charter s.7, Disclosure, Exceptional Circumstances, Ineffective Assistance, Lost Disclosure
This week’s top three summaries: R v Hillier, 2021 ONCA 180: #lost evidence, R v Vorontsov, 2021 ONCJ 169: 11(b) delay in #covid , and R v Malito, 2021 ONCJ 174: #mistrial for #ineffective assistance R v Hillier, 2021 ONCA 180 [March 24, 2021] Lost Evidence:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 27, 2021 | Charter s.7, Confessions, Entrapment, False Confession Instruction, Impaired Operation, Uncategorized, Use of Old Certificates - Over 80
This week’s top three summaries: R v Yerxa, 2021 ONSC 1821: false #confession, R v Denis, 2021 MBQB 39: #breathalyzer certificate, and R v Kainth, 2021 ONSC 1941: luring #entrapment. R v Yerxa, 2021 ONSC 1821 [March 16, 2021] False Confessions, Intentional...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 20, 2021 | Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Judicial Notice, Reverse Disclosure, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150: #judicial notice, R v A.I., 2021 BCSC 1781: #ghomeshi amendments, and R v Bird, 2021 SKCA 35: #dangerous offender. R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150 [March 11, 2021] Judicial Notice – Personal Experience as...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 13, 2021 | Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Charter s.14 - Interpretation Rights, Credibility, Refusal
This week’s top three summaries: R v Titong, 2021 ABCA 75: accused #testimony, R v Tshibola, 2021 ONSC 1346: #interpretation rights, and R v Mtgona, 2021 ONSC 1482: #refusal breath demand. R v Titong, 2021 ABCA 75 [March 1, 2021] Judging the Evidence of An...