by Pawel Milczarek | Jul 29, 2023 | Charter s.8, Credibility, Inadvertent Tainting, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Self-Defence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Walker, 2023 ABKB 341: #self-defence v police, R v Louie, 2023 ABKB 352: s.8 Apt CCTV, and R v Richer, 2023 ONSC 3158: #inadvertent tainting. This week’s top case deals with an unusual type of Charter remedy:...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 11, 2021 | Air of Reality, Eye-Witness Identification, Possession, Self-Defence, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Effert 2021 ABCA 388: #self-defence, R v Alvarez, 2021 ONCA 851: #eye-witness ID, and R v Godelia, 2021 ONSC 7464: W(D) 2nd prong & #circumstantial evidence. R v Effert, 2021 ABCA 388 [November 26, 2021] Self Defence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 16, 2021 | Manslaughter, Self-Defence, Severance
This week’s top three summaries: R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37: #self-defence, R v Pope, 2021 NLCA 47: #manslaughter instruction, and R v Burgess, 2021 ABQB 798: #severance of charges. R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37 [October 14, 2021] Self Defence: Expanded Considerations...
