by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 20, 2024 | Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Appeals, Appeals - Error of Law, Murder - Specific Intent, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25: #error of law, R v DB, 2024 ONCA 546: accused #reaction, and R v Belval, 2024 ABCA 215: s276 con’t #gatekeeper. R v Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25 [July 12, 2024] Appeals: Definition of an Error of Law,...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 1, 2023 | Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Credibility, Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Prior Consistent Statements, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Thompson, 2023 SKCA 66: #credibility of accused, R v Freedland, 2023 ONCA 386: prior consistent #statements, and R v Sohal, 2023 BCCA 256: DO standard of high #likelihood. This week’s top case deals with the judicial...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 12, 2022 | Accused - Co-Accused trials, Accused - Irrelevant Factors, Charter s24(2), Credibility, Impact on Charter Protected Interest, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whiskeyjack, 2022 ABCA 76: co-accused #credibility , R v CT., 2022 ONCA 163: #credibility as accused, and R v Sefton, 2022 ONSC 1429: #24(2) impact on right. This week’s top two cases deal with impermissible inferences...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 12, 2021 | Accused - Irrelevant Factors, As Soon As Practicable, Charter s.8, Credibility, Impaired Operation, Strip Search
This week’s top three summaries: R v BL, 2021 ONCA 373: presumed guilt & #trial attendance, R v Goodman, 2021 SKCA 78: as soon as practicable, and R v Brown, 2021 ONSC 3862: #strip #search. R v BL, 2021 ONCA 373 [June 2, 2021] Credibility of the Accused:...
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...
