This week's top three summaries: R v PJC, 2025 ONCA 196: #trauma psychology, R v DeSutter, 2025 NSCA 18, #sexual images relevance, R v SK, 2025 ONCA 149: #sexual assault motives R v PJC, 2025 ONCA 196 [March 12, 2025] Expert Evidence: Psychology About Presentation "Consistent" with Trauma [Reasons by Rouleau J.A. with L.B. Roberts and L. Favreau JJ.A concurring]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: Expert psychological evidence often tries to introduce specialized knowledge into criminal cases, particularly in...

This week's top three summaries: R v Chen, 2025 ONCA 135: s.14 #interpreter, R v Nettleton, 2025 ONCA 155,  GP and #arraignment, #penitentiary, R v Roshuk-Finch, 2025 ABCA 85: #step principle R v Chen, 2025 ONCA 168 [March 6, 2025] Charter s.14 - The Right to Interpretation [Reasons by Pepall J.A. with A. Harvison Young and L. Sossin JJ.A concurring]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: The s.14 Charter right to an interpreter ensures that individuals who do not understand the language of court proceedings have...

This week's top three summaries: R v Ordonio, 2025 ONCA 135: s.8 #voluntariness & time, R v Deverze, self #defence and weapon and R v Hallman, 2025 ONCA 123: #provocation R v Ordonio, 2025 ONCA 135 [February 25, 2025] Voluntariness: Length of the Interrogation and the Reid Technique [Reasons by David Brown J.A. with Janet Simmons and L. Favreau JJ.A concurring]  AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Reid Technique has been widely litigated in criminal cases, and while this decision did not explicitly add it...