by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 15, 2025 | Charter s.12, Self-Defence, Similar Fact
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitlock, 2025 ONSC 6006: #remand s.12, R v EJ, 2025 ONSC 6016: #self-defence, R v CB, 2025 ONSC 6004: cross-count #similar fact R. v. Whitlock, 2025 ONSC 6006 [October 24, 2025] Charter s.12: Remand Retribution by Staff...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 30, 2025 | After the Fact Conduct, Jury Charge - Directed Verdict, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592: #defence v group, R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 498: directed #verdict guilty?, R v Pierre, 2025 ABCA 589: #instructions after-the-fact R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592 [August 14, 2025] Self Defence: Against a Perceived...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 8, 2025 | Provocation, Self-Defence, Voluntariness
This week’s top three summaries: R v Ordonio, 2025 ONCA 135: s.8 #voluntariness & time, R v Deverze, self #defence and weapon and R v Hallman, 2025 ONCA 123: #provocation R v Ordonio, 2025 ONCA 135 [February 25, 2025] Voluntariness: Length of the...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 2, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Party Liability, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Tanner, 2024 MBCA 87: #self-defence, R v RPP, 2024 SKCA 102: #bad character, and R v Newby, 2024 ABCA 360: #parties to trafficking R v Tanner, 2024 MBCA 87 [November 6, 2024] Self Defence: Alternatives are Considered Relative...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 14, 2024 | Opinion Evidence, Prosecution Closing, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v CD, 2024 NLCA 22: self #defence force, R v Jenkins, 2024 ONCA 533: police lay #opinion, and R v Borhot, 2024 ABKB 438: reverse #closing submissions. R v CD, 2024 NLCA 22 [June 18, 2024] Self-Defence: Measuring Force to a...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 31, 2024 | 715.1 Video Evidence, Identification - Voice, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v AW, 2024 ONCA 564: #voice ID, R v Jeremschuk, 2024 ABCA 268: #angry self defence, and R v Roche-Garcia, 2024 BCCA 298: s.715.1 embedded #hearsay R v AW, 2024 ONCA 564 [July 17, 2024] Voice Identification [Reasons by L. Madsen...
