by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 8, 2025 | Charter 10(b), Charter s.9, Mandatory Minimum, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: Quebec (AG) v Senneville, 2025 SCC 33: min #sentence, R v Hutton, 2025 ABCA 356: 271 mens rea, R v Backfat, 2025 ABCJ 183: #delayed counsel and release Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville, 2025 SCC 33 [October 31, 2025]...
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 4, 2025 | Charter s.8, Delayed Report, Police Agent, Propensity Reasoning, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report R. v. Pham, 2025 BCCA 324 [September 17, 2025] Charter s.8: Corporate Police Agency [Reasons by...
by Pawel Milczarek | May 17, 2025 | Sentencing Principles, Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Selby, 2025 ABCJ 70: #trust position, R v Aleekuk, 2025 NWTCA 4: #kienapple, R v Ahola, 2025 ONSC 2614: #impaired by drug R v Selby, 2025 ABCJ 70 [April 25, 2025] Sexual Exploitation (s.153): Position of Trust [Justice G.S....
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 21, 2024 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter 11(b), Sexual Assault
This week’s top three summaries: R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291: s271 #crying out, R v Stettner, 2024 SKCA 88: extrinsic #misconduct, and R v Brazil, 2024 ABKB 390: 11(b) #stay under 30. R v Viau, 2024 ABCA 291 [September 6, 2024] Sexual Assault: Myths and Crying Out...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 20, 2024 | Appeals, Capacity to Consent, External Facts and Credibility, Sexual Assault, Standard of Review - Sentencing
This week’s top three summaries: R v Green, 2024 ABCA 118: #blackout and sex, R v TH, 2024 BCCA 123: CSO and appeal standard, and R v ADM, 2024 ABKB 212: #credibility and extrinsic facts. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 16, 2024 | Common Sense Assumptions, Credibility, Sexual Assault, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kruk, 2024 SCC 7: #common sense, R v Ali, 2024 ONSC 1356: s276 #inconsistencies, and R v Shariffabrar, 2024 ONSC 1304: 276 #sex trade. Our firm focuses on representation in complex criminal trials and criminal appeals. We...
