This week's top three summaries: R v Sheepway, 2025 YKCA 1: #parole & pre-trial custody, R v Khamvongsa, 2025 ABCA 43: #inconsistencies and R v Wendt and Ferri, 2025 ONSC 812: s.8 home #safety search R v Sheepway, 2025 YKCA 1 [February 11, 2025] Harsh Pre-Trial Conditions and Parole Eligibility on Second Degree Murder [Reasons by Griffin J.A. with Butler J.A concurring and Charlesworth J.A. dissenting]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: A second-degree murder conviction requires a life sentence, but the...

This week's top three summaries: R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25: #consent & role play, R v Khamvongsa, 2025 BCCA 33: 24(2) on s.8 breach and R v Stevenson, 2025 SKCA 13: DO #sentencing R v T.S., 2025 BCCA 25 [January 31, 2025] Sexual Assault: Role Play and Consent [Reasons by Horsman J.A. with Fenton and Iyer JJ.A. concurring]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: Sexual role play involving a lack of consent as part of the act presents complex legal challenges. Under Canadian law, broad advance consent is...

This week's top three summaries: R v Boucher, 2025 ABKB 56: charges #severance, R v Leonard, 2025 ONCA 57: insufficient #reasons and R v Buonomo, 2025 ONCA 62: BPA #fentanyl R v Boucher, 2025 ABKB 56 [January 30, 2025] Severance of Charges: Murder and Other Offences [Lisa A. Silver J.]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: Severance of charges can be crucial for the defence in several ways. An accused may wish to testify on some charges but not others. In jury trials, multiple charges can create undue prejudice,...