by yycadmin | Nov 11, 2023 | Appeals, Excessive Intervention, Functional Appeal, Re-Examination
This week’s top three summaries: R v John, 2023 SKCA 116: #excessive intervention, R v JA, 2023 SKCA 119: #re-examination, and R v Fashoranti, 2023 NSCA 78: #functional appeal. R v John, 2023 SKCA 116 [October 25, 2023] Excessive Judicial Intervention [Reasons...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 7, 2023 | Appeals, Contact Prohibitions, Ineffective Assistance, Insufficient Reasons, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v DG, 2023 ONCA 588: reconciling #credibility findings, R v Brick, 2023 SKCA 107: #judging own client, and R v Adams, 2023 BCCA 369: #incidental contact condition. R v DG, 2023 ONCA 588 [September 8, 2023] Obligation to...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 2, 2023 | Appeals, Charter s.12, Consent, Mandatory Minimum, Memory Gaps, Misapprehension of Evidence, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v J.G., 2023 SKCA 92: #contrary evidence, R v Gargan, 2023 NWTCA 5: s.151 min sentence, and R v LWT, 2023 ABCJ 139: #all the circumstances for s.271. R v J.G., 2023 SKCA 92 [August 10, 2023] Misapprehension of Evidence by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 22, 2023 | Addiction Mitigation, Appeals, Criminal Organization, Gladue - Mitigation, Insufficient Reasons, Resolving Conflicting Versions, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19: #appellate review, crim org, R v Murillo, 2023 SKCA 78: #conflicting evidence, and R v Phillips, 2023 ABCA 210: #Gladue, addiction mitigation. This week’s top two cases deal primarily with...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 15, 2023 | Appeals, Assault, Driving Prohibitions, Fresh Evidence, Sentencing, Unreasonable Verdict
This week’s top three summaries: Nagle v R, 2023 NBCA 35: #assault, #appeals, R v Haroon, 2023 MBCA 60: release of #exhibits, and R v Basque, 2023 SCC 18: #pre-trial driving prohib. This week’s top two cases deal primarily with appellate law. For great...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 18, 2023 | Accused Criminal Record, Appeals, Charter s.7, Evidence, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea
This week’s top three summaries: R v Rocha, 2023 ONSC 1573: s7 police & #missing cash, R v Klassen, 2023 BCCA 103: overturned GP b/c s.11(b), and R v Young, 2023 BCSC 276: Corbett #summary This week’s top case deals with an interesting issue in a drug...
