Conditional Sentence Order and Suspended Sentences
The following are some cases where Courts have made Conditional Sentence Orders or Suspended Sentences for charges of assault causing bodily harm, or assault with
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The following are some cases where Courts have made Conditional Sentence Orders or Suspended Sentences for charges of assault causing bodily harm, or assault with
Strip Searches engage important Charter Rights. The following cases shed some light on the constitutionality of strip searches. R. v. Golden 2001 SCJ No 81
R v Threefingers, 2016 ABCA 225 is a good case on the inadmissibility of Hearsay evidence. This case illustrates the difficulty courts have in admitting hearsay
Police officers have no power to demand your identification- “The common law does not require a citizen to identify oneself or carry identification of any
R. v. B.P. [2016] O.J. No. 3550 2016 ONSC 4244: Reliability This is a case which addresses addresses issues of hearsay and reliability in a
R. v. Bailey, 2016 ONCA 516, is an interesting case from the Ontario Court of Appeal on the perils of Eyewitness Identification. Background Bailey was
Conditional Discharges in Spousal and Domestic Assaults It would seem that Conditional Discharges in Spousal or other domestic assault cases are granted relatively easily. R.
Trial Within a Reasonable Time R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 and R v Williamson 2016 SCC 28: The Right to be tried within a
R v Lam 2016 ABQB 201: First Party vs Third Party Disclosure This case deals with the issue of whether records pertaining to a criminal
R. v. Guindon (the relevance of 3rd party charter violations) [2015] O.J. No. 7169 2015 ONSC 4317 In this case the issue to be determined
WD R. v. Kennedy. [2015] N.J. No. 107, 2015 NLCA 14 Facts: This is a rather straightforward sexual assault case. The accused forced himself on
Garofoli Procedure R. v. Burgher, [2014] O.J. No. 6449, 2014 ONSC 4527 PRE-TRIAL RULING THE PROCEDURE PURSUANT TO R. V. GAROFOLI Background: This is a pre-trial application on