R v Duncan, 2026 ABCJ 5: The Importance of Preserving Evidence for a Fair Trial
Police destroyed key evidence in R v Duncan 2026 ABCJ 5. Learn how lost evidence can violate your Charter rights and get charges stayed in
Police destroyed key evidence in R v Duncan 2026 ABCJ 5. Learn how lost evidence can violate your Charter rights and get charges stayed in
Police can’t use secret files to justify detaining someone – R v Adams 2026 requires full disclosure of intelligence or past criminal records used against
Supreme Court rules Good Samaritan law protects from arrest. Learn how R v Wilson 2025 SCC 32 affects overdose calls.
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Article by Rory Ziv I have been practising criminal law in Alberta for at least twenty years. My work has also taken me to other
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Is a kitchen knife a “weapon” under s.2 Criminal Code? Alberta case law explained: context & intent decide. Key for possession charges & prohibited orders.
Prior texts agreeing to sex: irrelevant or circumstantial evidence of consent? Comparing assault law logic to flawed sexual assault relevance rulings.
Arbour J in her dissent in Canadian Foundation (though not on this point) provides an explanation for what a de minimis defence is, and how
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