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The Defence Toolkit serves up summaries and commentary on the editor’s choice of the three best Canadian criminal defence cases every week. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn to get notified of new posts.
The Defence Toolkit – June 6, 2026: Other Officer’s Conclusions
This week's top three summaries: R v Okich, 2026 ABCJ 76: s.8 #reasonable grounds, R v Brashko, 2026 ABKB 407: #circumstantial evidence, R v Simpson, 2026 ONSC 2940: #remote trial R v Okich, 2026 ABCJ 76 [May 20, 2026] Charter s.8/9: Reasonable Grounds for Arrest...
The Defence Toolkit – May 30, 2026: Incidental Search
This week's top three summaries: R v Munn, 2026 ABKB 253: s.8 incident to #arrest, R c Gagnon, 2026 QCCA 583: s.12 man min CP, R v Bremner, 2026 ABCA 77: #circumstantial ID R v Munn, 2026 ABKB 353 [May 7, 2026] Charter s.8: Search Incidental to Arrest [W.N. Renke J.]...
The Defence Toolkit – May 23, 2026: Guns in a Locker
This week's top three summaries: R v Paddy, 2026 SKCA 27: #prejudice v probative, R v ML, 2026 ONCA 339: #principled exp'n, R v DP, 2026 NSCA 34: #reasons on credibility R v Paddy, 2026 SKCA 27 [February 20, 2026] Conduct outside Indictment Period: Prejudicial Value...
The Defence Toolkit – May 16, 2026: Jury Challenge for Drug Use
This week's top three summaries: R v Sullivan, 2026 ABCA 140: #challenge for cause, R v Lekhraj, 2026 BCCA 175: accused #character, R v RN, 2026 ONCA 315: accused #fabrication R v Sullivan, 2026 ABCA 140 [April 29, 2026] Jury Challenge for Cause: Attitudes towards...
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The Defence Toolkit – May 9, 2026: Mistaken Identity
This week's top three summaries: R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298: s.9 #mistake ID, R v JHC, 2026 ONCA 285: non-verbal #consent, R v SF, 2026 ONCA 293: bad character #consent R v TG, 2026 ONCA 298 [April 29, 2026] Charter s.9: A Case of Mistaken Identity [Reasons on s.9 by...
The Defence Toolkit – May 2, 2026: Persistent Badgering
This week's top three summaries: R v SM, 2026 NSCA 30: s271 and #persistent badgering, R v Stark, 2026 SKCA 48: s.8 non-consent #inferences, R v Skiffington, 2026 BCCA 151: s715.1 #factors R v SM, 2026 NSCA 30 [April 13, 2026] Sexual Assault: Persistent Badgering is...
The Defence Toolkit – April 25, 2026: Resemblance or Nothing?
This week's top three summaries: R v Fitzpatrick, 2026 ONCA 261: #resemblance ID, R v Applegarth, 2026 ABCA 122: #murder intent, R v Deidun, 2026 ONCA 211: #procuring elements R v Fitzpatrick, 2026 ONCA 262 [March 25, 2026] Identification Evidence: Resemblance...
The Defence Toolkit – April 18, 2026: Defence Family Collusion
This week's top three summaries: R v AS, 2026 ONCA 241: #family fabrication, R v Comber, 2026 MBCA 27: #murder common sense, R v Nordquist, 2026 SKCA 20: #self-defence R v AS, 2026 ONCA 241 [April 2, 2026] Accused Exculpatory Evidence: Family Fabrication [Reasons by...
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