by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 21, 2023 | Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Reasonable Grounds, Search Incident to Arrest, Use of Civil Judgment, Without Delay
This week’s top three summaries: R v Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786: s.9/8 grounds – drug #pipe, R v Brazeau, 2023 ABCJ 211: s.7 excessive #force, and R v Nyhus, 2023 ABKB 567: use of #civil judgment. R v Gallant, 2023 BCSC 1786 [September 18, 2023] Charter...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 23, 2023 | Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Evidence, Good Samaritan, Reasonable Suspicion, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106: good #Samaritan, R v Sabiston, 2023 SKCA 105: #suspicion + test what?, and R v UK, 2023 ONCA 587: accused #fabrication and joint WD. R v Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106 [September 8, 2023] Charter s.8/9: Arrest...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 22, 2023 | Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Disclosure, Miscarriage of Justice, Overturning a Guilty Plea, Racialized Minorities, Refusal
This week’s top three summaries: R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152: #disclosure and appeals, R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9: #refusal and ASD, and R v Gala-Nyam, 2023 ONSC 2241: #racialprofiling This week’s top case deals with expert evidence and disclosure...
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 | Apr 30, 2022 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Car Search - Cannabis Act, Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Charter s24(2), Disclosure, Fundamental Concepts, Late Disclosure, Reasonable Grounds
This week’s top three summaries: R v Subramaniam, 2022 BCCA 141: #proof of facts, R v Santos, 2022 SKCA 50: #experience & RPG, and R v Loutitt, 2022 SKQB 74: #late disclosure stay This week’s top case deals with a fundamental issue that arises in a...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 18, 2021 | Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Charter s.9, Impaired Operation, Juries, Racialized Minorities, Reasonable Grounds
This week’s top three summaries: R v Frampton, 2021 ONSC 5733: #vaccination status of jurors, R v Tutu, 2021 ONSC 5375: #satchel #racial profiling , and R v Notay, 2021 ABQB 706: #impaired operation RPG R v Frampton, 2021 ONSC 5733 [August 25, 2021] Excusing...
