by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 18, 2021 | Causation, Charter s.8, Excision, Sentencing, Setting Aside Guilty Plea, Warrants
This week’s top three summaries: R c Rizzuto, 2021 QCCA 1789: s.8 warrants #excision, Mohabir c R, 2021 QCCA 1806: 606(1.1) might be #jail, and R v Manukian, 2021 ONSC 7765: bodily harm #causation. R c Rizzuto, 2021 QCCA 1789 [November 30, 2021] Charter s.8...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 13, 2021 | Accused's Credibility - Right to Disclosure and Presence at Trial, Alternative Suspect, Fentanyl Trafficking, Functus Officio, Fundamental Concepts, Gladue - Start Point Sentences, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Parranto, 2021 SCC 46: #start-point sentence, R v Hudson, 2021 ONCA 772: order of #testimony, and R v Toews, 2021 BCCA 405: functus officio R v Parranto, 2021 SCC 46 [November 12, 2021] Sentencing: Start-Point Sentences...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 6, 2021 | Appeals, Charter 10(b), Charter s24(2), Confessions, Connection of Evidence to Violation, Fresh Evidence, Gladue - Mitigation, Sentencing, Without Delay
This week’s top three summaries: R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758: 10(b)/24(2) temporal #exclusion, R v Mero, 2021 BCCA 399: #Gladue discount, and R v Marttinen, 2021 ONSC 6976: #false confession R v Jarrett, 2021 ONCA 758 [October 26, 2021] Charter s.10(b) –...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 28, 2021 | Evidence, Experts, IRCAs, Possession, Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Anderson, 2021 NSCA 62: Impact of #Race and Culture Assessments, R v KJ, 2021 ONCA 570: W(D) applies to #experts, and R v Choudhry, 2021 ONCA 560: #access is not #control. R v Anderson, 2021 NSCA 62 [August 17, 2021]...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 8, 2021 | Charter 11(b), Jurisdiction of the Court, Sentencing, Sexual Assault, Sexual History s 276, Share Trafficking
Image Credit: Prachchat This week’s top three summaries: R v Johnson, 2021 ONCA 257: share #trafficking sentence, R v Webber, 2021 NSCA 35: #jurisdiction & #276 app, and R v Husain, 2021 ONSC 2900: #11(b) by 2 days. R v Johnson, 2021 ONCA 257 [April 27,...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 20, 2021 | Dangerous Offender, Evidence, Judicial Notice, Reverse Disclosure, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150: #judicial notice, R v A.I., 2021 BCSC 1781: #ghomeshi amendments, and R v Bird, 2021 SKCA 35: #dangerous offender. R v JM, 2021 ONCA 150 [March 11, 2021] Judicial Notice – Personal Experience as...