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 | Oct 18, 2025 | Anonymous Tipster, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Ineffective Counsel
This week’s top three summaries: R v BN, 2025 ABKB 535: #ineffective lawyer, R v Shah, 2025 ABKB 535: s.8 #informant, R v Mohamed Mussa, 2025 ABKB 543: #circumstantial ID R. v. BN, 2025 ABKB 535 [September 18, 2025] Ineffective Assistance of Counsel [Justice...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 4, 2025 | Charter s.8, Delayed Report, Police Agent, Propensity Reasoning, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report R. v. Pham, 2025 BCCA 324 [September 17, 2025] Charter s.8: Corporate Police Agency [Reasons by...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 1, 2025 | Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Hearsay, The Principled Exception, Warrants
This week’s top three summaries: R v Payne, 2025 NSCA 10: s.8 #warrant review, R v Ozeir, s.9 individual #grounds and R v Trepanier, 2025 ONSC 1200: #principled exception R v Payne, 2025 NSCA 11 [February 20, 2025] Charter s.8: Search Warrant Review:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 22, 2025 | Charter s.8, Insufficient Reasons, Parole Ineligibility, Safety Search, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Sheepway, 2025 YKCA 1: #parole & pre-trial custody, R v Khamvongsa, 2025 ABCA 43: #inconsistencies and R v Wendt and Ferri, 2025 ONSC 812: s.8 home #safety search R v Sheepway, 2025 YKCA 1 [February 11, 2025] Harsh...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 15, 2025 | Charter s.8, Charter s24(2), Consent, Dangerous Offender, Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent for Sex
This week’s top three summaries: R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25: #consent & role play, R v Khamvongsa, 2025 BCCA 33: 24(2) on s.8 breach and R v Stevenson, 2025 SKCA 13: DO #sentencing R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25 [January 31, 2025] Sexual Assault: Role Play and Consent...
