by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 30, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.8, Evidence, Prior Consistent Statements, Probative v Prejudicial, Strip Search
This week’s top three summaries: R v Nelson, 2021 NSCA 11: prior #consistent statements, R v Settle, 2021 ABQB 40: prior #bad #character, and R v Paterson, 2021 SKCA 13: #police recording toileting. R v Nelson, 2021 NSCA 11 [January 21, 2021] Limiting Crown...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 23, 2021 | Car Search - Cannabis Act, Charter s.8, Evidence, Hearsay, Mr. Big Evidence, Narrative Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v Borel, 2021 ONCA 16: #narrative exception, R v Dauphinais, 2021 ABQB 21: #MrBig exclusion, and R v Sappleton, 2021 ONSC 430: #cannabis car search. R v Borel, 2021 ONCA 16 [January 12, 2021] The Narrative Exception to the...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 16, 2021 | Charter s.12, CSO for Serious Offence, Fentanyl Trafficking, Mandatory Minimum, Narrative Exception
This week’s top three summaries: R v Eisnor, 2020 ABCA 459: #narrative error, R v Gerbrandt, 2020 ABPC 261: mandatory min making child porn available #unconstitutional , and R v Mori, 2020 ONCJ 620: CSO for #fentanyl trafficking R v Eisnor, 2020 ABCA 459...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 9, 2021 | Charter s24(2), Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Credibility, Cross-Examination, Evidence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Reilly, 2020 BCCA 369: #24(2) #connection to violation & factors, R v Dupuis, 2020 ONCA 807: Crown #impeachment of own witness, and R v Spencer, 2020 ONCA 838: mixed #DNA and #identification. R v Reilly, 2020 BCCA 369...