by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 25, 2026 | Charter 11(b), Possession, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v DW, 2026 ABKB 519: #sleepwalk sex , R v Samandari-Matof, 2026 ABCA 55: #possession, R v Olafson, 2026 ABCJ 92: 11(b) court #overbooking R v DW, 2026 ABKB 519 [July 17, 2026] Sexual Assault Voluntariness: Sleepwalking [A.K....
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 13, 2025 | Alibi, Charter 11(b), Fundamental Concepts, Subjective Mens Rea
This week’s top three summaries: R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83: #failure and intent, R v Dos Santos, 2025 ONCA 598: 11(b) #mistrial, R v DM, 2025 ABCJ 134: #alibi R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83 [September 3, 2025] Statutory Interpretation of Required Mens Rea and...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 28, 2025 | Charter 11(b), Experts, Hearsay, Sentencing Principles
This week’s top three summaries: R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370: Ares v Venner #Expert Evidence, R v Zabihullah, 2025 SKCA 64: 11(b) particular #complexity, R v Moazami, 2025 BCCA 189: trial #aggravating sentence R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370 [June 18, 2025] The Common...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 12, 2025 | Charter 11(b), Common Sense Assumptions, Counterfeit Money, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour
This week’s top three summaries: R v PP, 2025 ONCA 243: #arranged marriage, R v Vaughan, 2025 ONSC 1751, s.11(b) under 30, R v Admussen, 2025 ABCJ 49: #counterfeit R v PP, 2025 ONCA 243 [March 28, 2025] Commons Sense Assumptions by Judges: Arranged Marriage,...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 5, 2025 | Charter 11(b), Credibility, Possession
This week’s top three summaries: R v Jackson, 2025 ONSC 1677: s11(b) new #arrest, R v Stewart, 2025 ONSC 1277, #possession in glovebox, R v Zborowsky, 2025 ABCJ 44: #credibility factors R v Jackson, 2025 ONSC 1677 [March 14, 2025] Charter s.11(b): Arrest...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 25, 2025 | 715.1 Video Evidence, Charter 11(b), Memory
This week’s top three summaries: R v Reves, 2025 ABCA 5: s.715.1 #statements, R v SLB, 2024 ABCA 412: #historical memory, and R v RB-C, 2024 ONCA 930: 11(b) post-conviction R v Reves, 2025 ABCA 5 [January 9, 2025] Admissibility of s.715.1 Statements: Context of...
