5 08, 2023

The Defence Toolkit – August 5, 2023 “Police Station Interviewing”

By |2023-08-05T16:09:24-06:00August 5th, 2023|Amicus, Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), CSO for Serious Offence, Sentencing|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Corner, 2023 ONCA 509: #detention & police interview, R v Kahsai, 2023 SCC 20: #amicus, and R [...]

30 07, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – July 30, 2022

By |2023-02-14T04:46:13-07:00July 30th, 2022|Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), Co-Conspirator's Exception, Murder - First Degree - Party Liability, Right to Re-Consult, Translation Needed, Vetrovec Witnesses|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v LaFrance, 2022 SCC 32: #detention and 10(b), R v Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53: aiding, Vetrovec, co-conspirators, and R v Polusmiak, [...]

7 05, 2022

The Defence Toolkit – May 7, 2022

By |2022-05-07T10:20:59-06:00May 7th, 2022|Charter - Detention, Charter 10(b), During Search Warrant Execution, Right to Re-Consult, Similar Fact|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Dussault, 2022 SCC 16: s.10(b) re-consult, R v JW, 2022 ONCA 306: #similar fact prejudice, and R v Scopel-Cessel, 2022 [...]

20 11, 2021

The Defence Toolkit – November 20, 2021

By |2021-11-20T12:06:46-07:00November 20th, 2021|Charter - Detention, Hearsay, Obstructing Peace Officer, Opinion Evidence, The W(D) Instruction|0 Comments

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 [...]

8 08, 2020

The Defence Toolkit – August 8, 2020

By |2020-08-08T11:49:02-06:00August 8th, 2020|Charter - Detention, Charter s.11(d), Complainant Prior Sexual Acts, Evidence, Restitution, Reverse Disclosure, Reverse Disclosure in Sexual Assault, Sentencing, Sexual Assault, Statement Voluntariness|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Tessier, 2020 ABCA 289, R v Abdulahi-Sabet, 2020 BCCA 213, and R v AM, 2020 ONSC 4541. [...]

2 06, 2019

The Defence Toolkit – June 1, 2019

By |2019-06-02T09:56:44-06:00June 2nd, 2019|Absence of Motive to Fabricate, Battered Spouse Syndrome, Charter - Detention, Charter s.9, Charter s24(2), Credibility, Racialized Minorities, Self-Defence, Uncategorized|0 Comments

This week's top three summaries: R v Le, 2019 SCC 34, R v Sanderson, 2019 SKQB 130, and R v Bartholomew, 2019 ONCA 377. [...]

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