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BAIL: The Primary Grounds Strength of the Crown’s Case “The expeditious and sometimes informal nature of a bail hearing may reflect an unrealistically strong case
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BAIL: The Primary Grounds Strength of the Crown’s Case “The expeditious and sometimes informal nature of a bail hearing may reflect an unrealistically strong case
Listen to Criminal Defence Lawyer Rory Ziv talk about careless driving and dangerous driving here. Rory does an excellent job of clarifying the differences using
A number of cases deal with the issue of the application of Pre-Trial House Arrest in a sentencing determination. R. v. Lau, 2004 ABCA 408
Vader Strikes Back– A review of the Travis Vader decision. The Travis Vader decision[1] has captured the interest of Albertans. Apparently as the decision was
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