by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 26, 2026 | NCRMD, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Vetrovec Witnesses
This week’s top three summaries: R v Rosbergen, 2026 BCCA 314: Vetrovec #caution, R v Rashid, 2026 BCCA 364: NCRMD rejected, R v MM, 2026 ONCA 617: excessive #intervention R v Rosbergen, 2026 BCCA 314 [July 23, 2026] Vetrovec Caution: The Warning must be of...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 1, 2026 | Cell Phones, Charter s.8, Crown legal theory, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 5269: #Crown theory , R v Suksawat, 2026 ABKB 536: s.8 grounds for #phones, R v Adriatico, 2026 ONSC 4079: NCRMD #morally wrong R v Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 526 [July 20, 2026] Court Must Evaluate Crown...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 20, 2026 | Circumstantial Evidence, Faint Hope, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kirkey, 2026 BCSC 973: #fingerprints, R v Esrabian, 2026 CanLii 53667: faint #hope, R v Slade, 2026 ONCA 381: command #hallucinations R v Kirkey, 2026 BCSC 973 [May 15, 2026] Circumstantial Evidence: Fingerprints...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 22, 2025 | Discharge, NCRMD, Sentencing, Technology
This week’s top three summaries: R v Bjil, 2025 SKCA 116: #technology, R v Lessard, 2025 ONCA 760: #NCRMD, R v Krelove, 2025 ONSC 6004: #domestic discharge R v Bijl, 2025 SKCA 116 [November 13, 2025] Evidence of Functioning Technology: Radar [Reasons by Kilback...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 24, 2025 | Charter s.7, Charter s.9, Excessive Intervention, NCRMD
This week’s top three summaries: R v Walton, 2025 ONCA 368: #excessive intervention, R v Hardestine, 2025 BCSC 889: #ruse stop, R v Serieaux, 2025 ONSC 2356: #NCRMD R v Walton, 2025 ONCA 368 [May 14, 2025] Excessive Judicial Intervention [Reasons by P. Lauwers...
by Pawel Milczarek | Feb 17, 2024 | Fundamental Concepts, NCRMD, Onus on a Defence, Possession
This week’s top three summaries: R v Refaeh, 2024 ONSC 755: #onus on driving offence, R v Ozipko, 2024 SKCA 9: NCR #release, and R v Larin, 2024 ABKB 47: #possession. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals. We also...