by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 29, 2025 | After the Fact Conduct, Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.8, The W(D) Instruction, Witness Interviews
This week’s top three summaries: R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373: #after the fact, R v BR, 2025 ABKB 659: s.8 school #principal, R v Robinson, 2025 ABCJ 196: #witnesses R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373 [November 14, 2025] W(D): Statements led by the Crown, After the...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 2, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Party Liability, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Tanner, 2024 MBCA 87: #self-defence, R v RPP, 2024 SKCA 102: #bad character, and R v Newby, 2024 ABCA 360: #parties to trafficking R v Tanner, 2024 MBCA 87 [November 6, 2024] Self Defence: Alternatives are Considered Relative...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 21, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter 11(b), Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291: s271 #crying out, R v Stettner, 2024 SKCA 88: extrinsic #misconduct, and R v Brazil, 2024 ABKB 390: 11(b) #stay under 30. R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291 [September 6, 2024] Sexual Assault: Myths and Crying Out...
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 | Dec 17, 2022 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.9, Sentencing, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v RM, 2022 ONCA 850: #bad character, R v Smith, 2022 BCCA 405: #defence and sentencing, and R v Rondilla-Curley, 2022 ABPC 247: s.9 found-in. This week’s top two cases deal with sexual offence. For great general...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 30, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Motives of Declarant, Probative v Prejudicial, The Principled Exception, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798: #principled exception, R v Gill, 2021 ONSC 6726: #disreputable conduct and co-A, and R v Roche Garcia, 2021 BCSC 1936: #vaccination of juries. R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798 [October 13, 2021] Principled...
