by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 23, 2023 | Accused Exculpatory Testimony - Fabrication, Charter s.8, Charter s.9, Evidence, Good Samaritan, Reasonable Suspicion, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106: good #Samaritan, R v Sabiston, 2023 SKCA 105: #suspicion + test what?, and R v UK, 2023 ONCA 587: accused #fabrication and joint WD. R v Wilson, 2023 SKCA 106 [September 8, 2023] Charter s.8/9: Arrest...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 15, 2022 | Balanced Charge, Eye-Witness Identification, Hearsay, Hearsay, Juries, The Principled Exception, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Panovski, 2021 ONCA 905: W(D) on all #exonerating ev, R v Furey, 2021 NLCA 59: #principled exc’pn necessity, and R v Davis, 2021 ONSC 8163: poss’n #knowledge. R v Panovski, 2021 ONCA 905 [December 17, 2021] W(D)...
by Pawel Milczarek | Jan 8, 2022 | Causation, Evidence, Possession, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kuntz, 2021 ONCA 903: #causation and diagnosis, R v Van Deventer, 2021 SKCA 163: bare #denial W(D), and R v Jeyakanthan, 2021 ONSC 8250: hot potato #possession R v Kuntz, 2021 ONCA 903 [December 17, 2021] Criminal Negligence...
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 | Nov 20, 2021 | Charter - Detention, Hearsay, Obstructing Peace Officer, Opinion Evidence, The W(D) Instruction
This week’s top three summaries: R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805: #psych detention & obstruct, R v Kotio, 2021 NSCA 76: lay #opinion & #trauma, and R v Hoffman, 2021 ONCA 781: W(D) re other testimony, #hearsay R v Tutu, 2021 ONCA 805 [November 12, 2021]...
