by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 7, 2023 | Appeals, Contact Prohibitions, Ineffective Assistance, Insufficient Reasons, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v DG, 2023 ONCA 588: reconciling #credibility findings, R v Brick, 2023 SKCA 107: #judging own client, and R v Adams, 2023 BCCA 369: #incidental contact condition. R v DG, 2023 ONCA 588 [September 8, 2023] Obligation to...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 10, 2022 | Appeals, Eye-Witness Identification, In-Court Identification, Ineffective Assistance, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Clark, 2022 SCC 49: #eye-witness ID, R v McDonald, 2022 ONCA 838: #silence and ineffective counsel, and R v Edama, 2022 ABCA 394: NCR absolute discharge. This week’s top case deals with eye-witness identification...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 11, 2021 | Appeals, Challenge for Cause, Ineffective Assistance, Juries, Racial Bias Instructions, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Stand-Aside
This week’s top three summaries: R v Chouhan, 2021 SCC 26: #jury selection, R v Mehl, 2021 BCCA 264: #jury bias, and R v White, 2021 NLCA 39: #ineffective assistance – election. R v Chouhan, 2021 SCC 26 [June 25, 2021] Jury Selection: Peremptory...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 3, 2021 | Charter 11(b), Charter s.7, Disclosure, Exceptional Circumstances, Ineffective Assistance, Lost Disclosure
This week’s top three summaries: R v Hillier, 2021 ONCA 180: #lost evidence, R v Vorontsov, 2021 ONCJ 169: 11(b) delay in #covid , and R v Malito, 2021 ONCJ 174: #mistrial for #ineffective assistance R v Hillier, 2021 ONCA 180 [March 24, 2021] Lost Evidence:...