by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 8, 2024 | Common Sense Assumptions, Probative v Prejudicial, Severance, Vetrovec Witnesses
This week’s top three summaries: R v Purvis, 2024 NSCA 54: #editing stmt, R v Mostowy, 2024 BCCA 197: #severance, and R v Kwon, 2024 SKCA 50: #ungrounded assumptions. R v Purvis, 2024 NSCA 54 [May 22, 2024] Accused Statements: Editing Voir Dire Required, Also:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 13, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Common Sense Assumptions, Credibility, Failure to Consider Accused Evidence, Mr. Big Evidence, Probative v Prejudicial
This week’s top three summaries: R v Amin, 2024 ONCA 237: #Mr Big and #murder advice, R v Patel, 2024 NSCA 40: #common sense, and R v NC, 2024 ONCA 239: #credibility of accused. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals....
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 30, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Challenge - Other Reasonable Cause s632, Motives of Declarant, Probative v Prejudicial, The Principled Exception, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798: #principled exception, R v Gill, 2021 ONSC 6726: #disreputable conduct and co-A, and R v Roche Garcia, 2021 BCSC 1936: #vaccination of juries. R v Mosley, 2021 ONSC 6798 [October 13, 2021] Principled...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 7, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s24(2), Co-Conspirator's Exception, Fundamental Concepts, Hearsay, Inferences for the Defence, Probative v Prejudicial, s.10(b) Violation, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mann, 2021 ONCA 103: #Defence #inferences, R v ZWC, 2021 ONCA 116: prior #discreditable conduct, and R v Dawkins, 2021 ONCA 113: #co-conspirators exception. R v Mann, 2021 ONCA 103 [February 19, 2021] Fundamental Concepts:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 30, 2021 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.8, Evidence, Prior Consistent Statements, Probative v Prejudicial, Strip Search
This week’s top three summaries: R v Nelson, 2021 NSCA 11: prior #consistent statements, R v Settle, 2021 ABQB 40: prior #bad #character, and R v Paterson, 2021 SKCA 13: #police recording toileting. R v Nelson, 2021 NSCA 11 [January 21, 2021] Limiting Crown...
