Hearsay Evidence and Inadmissibility
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
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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
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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
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