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...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 16, 2021 | Manslaughter, Self-Defence, Severance
This week’s top three summaries: R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37: #self-defence, R v Pope, 2021 NLCA 47: #manslaughter instruction, and R v Burgess, 2021 ABQB 798: #severance of charges. R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37 [October 14, 2021] Self Defence: Expanded Considerations...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 9, 2021 | BAC Expert, Charter s24(2), Connection of Evidence to Violation, Procedural Defences, Underlying Assumptions, Want of Prosecution
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kehler, 2021 MBQB 198: BAC #expert assumptions, R v Brown, 2021 ONSC 6612: #Charter violations after offence, and R v AS, 2021 ONCJ 493: want of #prosecution. R v Kehler, 2021 MBQB 198 [September 14, 2021] 80 or Over: BAC...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 2, 2021 | Admissions, Choice of Counsel, Consent for Search
This week’s top three summaries: R v Robertson, 2021 SKCA 125: #admissions by Crown, R v Dickson, 2021 ONSC 6374: s.10(b) can’t remember #lawyer, and R v Mykat, 2021 ABPC 227: s.8 dwelling arrest #consent. R v Robertson, 2021 SKCA 125 [September 22, 2021] Crown...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 25, 2021 | Charter s.10(a), Experts, Repudiation of Pleaa
This week’s top three summaries: R v Gravelle 2021 ONSC 5979: #expert sources, R v Strybosch, 2021 ONSC 6109: bargain #repudiation , and R v Saleh-Mohamed, 2021 ONSC 4260: s.10 #shift in investigation. R v Gravelle, 2021 ONSC 5979 [September 9, 2021] Expert...
