by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 11, 2026 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Charter s.7, Right to Silence, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Hawco, 2026 BCCA 69: #reasoning process, R v Weatherston, 2026 YKCA 5: 276 #judge responsible, R v AB, 2026 ONCA 116: s.7 silence R v Hawco, 2026 BCCA 69 [February 24, 2026] Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Explicit Reasoning...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 20, 2025 | Charter s.9, Eye-Witness Identification, Power of Arrest, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43: s.9 #arrest, R v Stuart, 2025 ABCA 404: #cross & s.276, R v Linklater, 2025 MBCA 104: #eye-witness ID R v Carignan, 2025 SCC 43 [December 12, 2025] Charter s.9 – The Power to Arrest is Limited...
by Pawel Milczarek | Aug 16, 2025 | Charter 10(b), Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272: prior #victimization, R v Thomson, 2025 ONCA 500: s.10(b) strip #search, R v Harding, 2025 ABCA 266: preventing #cross R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272 [August 8, 2025] Crown-led Sexual History Evidence: Prior Sexual...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jun 21, 2025 | Opinion Evidence, Sentencing Principles, Sexual History s 276
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19: Crown s.276 and #sexual inactivity, R v Chiarelli, 2025 ONCA 428: lay #trafficking opinion, R v Attachie, 2025 BCCA 183: Nahanee and GP #mitigation R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19 [June 13, 2025] Sexual...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 7, 2024 | Charter s.8, Sexual History s 276, Voluntariness
This week’s top three summaries: R v TD, 2024 ABKB 605: #voluntariness, R v Williams, 2024 ONSC 6707: s.8: indiscernible items, and R v Gorges, 2024 ONCA 870: s.276 #procedure R v TD, 2024 ABKB 605 [October 11, 2024] Voluntariness – Oppressive Conditions...
by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 7, 2024 | Fundamental Concepts, Right to Silence, Sexual History s 276, Subjective Mens Rea
This week’s top three summaries: R v Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519: s.276 #texts, R v McKay, 2024 SKCA 72: #toxicology evidence, and R v Smockum, 2024 SKCA 81: #silence in medical interviews R v Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519 [July 2, 2024] s.276: Texts Discussing Plans for...
