by Pawel Milczarek | May 4, 2024 | Fundamental Concepts, Gap in Record, Mens Reas Co-existence, Non-Insane Automatism, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Thomas, 2024 NWTCA 3: Mens Rea & Actus Reus, R v Criece, 2024 SKCA 41: sentence #gap, and R v Morris, 2024 SKCA 36: #automatism. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals. We also...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 20, 2024 | Appeals, Capacity to Consent, External Facts and Credibility, Sexual Assault, Standard of Review - Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Green, 2024 ABCA 118: #blackout and sex, R v TH, 2024 BCCA 123: CSO and appeal standard, and R v ADM, 2024 ABKB 212: #credibility and extrinsic facts. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 13, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Common Sense Assumptions, Credibility, Failure to Consider Accused Evidence, Mr. Big Evidence, Probative v Prejudicial
This week’s top three summaries: R v Amin, 2024 ONCA 237: #Mr Big and #murder advice, R v Patel, 2024 NSCA 40: #common sense, and R v NC, 2024 ONCA 239: #credibility of accused. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals....
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 6, 2024 | Charter 10(b), Evidence, Possession, Waiver
This week’s top three summaries: R v Giroux, 2024 ABCJ 71: s.10(b), voluntariness, indigineity, R v Smith, 2024 ONSC 1482: #possession & DNA, and R v Pearson, 2024 ABCJ 67: no prelim #waiver by non-appearance. Our firm focuses on representation in complex...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 30, 2024 | Charter s.7, Entrapment, Presence at Trial s.650, Procedure, Publication - Anonymization
This week’s top three summaries: R v Krawczyk, 2024 ONCA 196: #entrapment & Vetrovec, R v Mills, 2024 ONCA 204: accused #presence, and R v BL, 2024 BCCA 108: accused #anonymization. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal...
