PRACTICE AREA: Criminal

Ontario Court of Justice | R. v. Balak | 2016 CarswellOnt 967

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Accused who attended fight with members of Hells Angels found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter R.

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Word of the Week | Wilful Blindness

R. v. Chang | 2015 CarswellBC 337 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

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Word of the Week | Sexting

R. v. B. (S.) | 2014 CarswellBC 3599 | British Columbia Provincial Court

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Right to counsel does not require police to confirm that accused actually spoke with counsel when provided with opportunity to do so R.

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Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence infringes right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment

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Word of the Week | Lockdowns

R. v. Oates (2012) | 2012 CarswellOnt 9022 | Ontario Court of Justice

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Police Powers | Liquor Licence Act

Ontario court rules search of car trunk under Liquor Licence Act unlawful

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Indefinite licence suspension automatically following dangerous driving conviction giving rise to miscarriage of justice

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Milligan’s Criminal Law Advisor  | Pre-Sentence Custody

Recent Ontario cases find harsh remand conditions result in extraordinary credit for pre-sentence custody

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Watt’s Criminal Law and Evidence Newsletter | Aggravating factor

The failure to consider a relevant aggravating factor, such as the interprovincial impact of heroin trafficking in this instance, would justify appellate intervention with the sentence imposed.

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Word of the Week - Persistent

R. v. McDonald | 2015 CarswellBC 3421 | British Columbia Supreme Court

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