by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 29, 2025 | Amicus, Charter s24(2), Discoverability, Overturning a Guilty Plea
This week’s top three summaries: R v James, 2025 ONCA 213: s24(2) #discoverability, R v Gordon, 2025 ONCA 201, judge #promise and GP, R v JC, 2025 ONCA 230: expanded #amicus R v James, 2025 ONCA 213 [March 20, 2025] Charter s.24(2): Discoverability and...
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...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 23, 2024 | Accused Testimony - Bare Denial, Charter s24(2), Collusion, Credibility, Juries, Jury Charge - Isolating Evidence, s.10(b) Violation
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whittaker, 2024 ONCA 182: 24(2) on rights to #counsel, R v RI, 2024 ONCA 185: bare #denial & collusion, and R v PA, 2024 BCCA 93: #isolating evidence. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 3, 2022 | Causation, Charter s24(2), Discoverability, Fundamental Concepts, Murder - First Degree - deliberation
This week’s top three summaries: R v Ally, 2022 ONCA 558: #deliberation for 1st degree, R v Badu, 2022 ABCA 267: 24(2) #discoverability, and R v Doering, 2022 ONCA 559: legal #causation of death. This week’s third case deals with causation of death. This...
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 | Apr 23, 2022 | Border Search, Charter 10(b), Charter s.7, Charter s.8, Charter s24(2), Disclosure, Embellishing Grounds, Exclusion of Offence, Informer Privilege
This week’s top three summaries: R v Pereira, 2022 ONSC 2281: 10(b) at the #border, R v Matthews, 2022 ABCA 115: informer #privilege, and R v Odemi, 2022 ONSC 2292: impaired #refusal exclusion 24(2). This week’s top cases deal with issues that do not arise...
