by Pawel Milczarek | Sep 9, 2023 | Defence of Property, Duress, Self-Defence, Sexual Offences Against Children, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134: #defence of self & property, R v Bonick, 2023 ABCJ 146: #duress, and R v DN, 2023 ONCA 561: 171.1(3)/172.2(3) #unconstitutional. R v Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134 [June 13, 2023] Co-Existing Defence...
by Pawel Milczarek | Apr 15, 2023 | Circumstantial Identification Evidence, Possession, Stereotypes of Human Behaviour, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Spicer, 2023 ONCA 232: not #stereotyping, R v Blatchford, 2023 ABKB 193: circumstantial #ID, and R v Zamora, 2023 ONSC 2169: innocent #dupe This week’s top case deals with an issue to that comes up often in sexual...
by Pawel Milczarek | Mar 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Harris, 2023 ABCA 90: self #defence and 1st deg , R v Pirko, 2023 BCCA 120: #defence of another, and R v JS, 2023 MBKB 26: SOIRA #relief. This week’s top two cases deal with self defence or defence of anther. If you...
by Pawel Milczarek | Dec 17, 2022 | Bad Character Evidence, Charter s.9, Sentencing, Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v RM, 2022 ONCA 850: #bad character, R v Smith, 2022 BCCA 405: #defence and sentencing, and R v Rondilla-Curley, 2022 ABPC 247: s.9 found-in. This week’s top two cases deal with sexual offence. For great general...
by Pawel Milczarek | Nov 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Myers, 2022 NSCA 69: #inventory searches, R v DD, 2022 ONCA 786: #historical sex assault, and R v Fisher, 2022 ABPC 232: waiver of in default #jail This week’s top case deals with a drug prosecution issue....
by Pawel Milczarek | Oct 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week’s top three summaries: R v Tessier, 2022 SCC 35: voluntariness and #police caution, R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37: Crown position at #sentencing, and R v Royal, 2022 ABCA 330: #contempt jurisdiction. This week’s top case deals the admissibility of...