by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 6, 2024 | Charter 10(b), Evidence, Possession, Waiver
This week’s top three summaries: R v Giroux, 2024 ABCJ 71: s.10(b), voluntariness, indigineity, R v Smith, 2024 ONSC 1482: #possession & DNA, and R v Pearson, 2024 ABCJ 67: no prelim #waiver by non-appearance. Our firm focuses on representation in complex...
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...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 27, 2024 | Evidence, Judicial Notice, Possession, Prior Consistent Statements
This week’s top three summaries: R v R.M., 2023 BCCA 455: judicial #notice, R v S.C., 2023 ONCA 832: prior #consistent stmt, and R v Beauvais, 2024 ONCA 22: #possession alternative inference Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 28, 2023 | Defences, Evidence, NCRMD, Possession, Similar Fact
This week’s top three summaries: R v Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707: #knowledge & possession, R v Shylga, 2023 ABKB 583: #NCRMD, and R v Saucier, 2023 ONSC 5269: #similar fact for s.271. R v Jackson, 2023 ONSC 5707 [October 11, 2023] Possession: The element of...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 15, 2023 | Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Spicer, 2023 ONCA 232: not #stereotyping, R v Blatchford, 2023 ABKB 193: circumstantial #ID, and R v Zamora, 2023 ONSC 2169: innocent #dupe This week’s top case deals with an issue to that comes up often in sexual...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 11, 2023 | Charter s.8, Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Search by Presence during Private Conversation
This week’s top three summaries: R v SS, 2023 ONCA 130: s.8 REP in #ambulance, R v Metzger, 2023 SCC 5: #circumstantial ID, and R v Brar, 2023 ABCA 63: #circumstantial possession. This week’s top case is an impaired driving decision. For great general...