Admissibility of 911 recordings
911 Recordings Hearsay is presumtively inadmissible. 911 tapes are generally admissible because they fall under the res gestae exception. Alternatively, 911 tapes may also be
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911 Recordings Hearsay is presumtively inadmissible. 911 tapes are generally admissible because they fall under the res gestae exception. Alternatively, 911 tapes may also be
Right to Counsel Implementational Duties In considering right to counsel, R v Street, 2016 SKPC 7, provides interesting insight into the nature of implementational duties
Uttering Threats 264.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who, in any manner, knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat (a) to cause death
Airbag Control Modules In R v Hamilton 2014 ONSC 447, the Court conducts an exhaustive analysis of what constitutes unreasonable search and seizure as per
I took these articles from Alan Gold’s February 8, 2016 weekley newsletter. assessing evidence. demenour. recollection. Evidence based on recollection 15.An obvious difficulty which
Approved Screening Device Calibration Logs For many years I have been thinking about ways to challenge approved screening devices “ASD”. In R. v. Black 2011
Criminal Harassment Memo Thoughts on Sillipp and related harassment Cases I was able to look up a number of cases that cited Sillipp, and
Operating the Breath Instrument (Intoxilyzer) Correctly An excellent decision was provided by Judge Higgerty in Edson, Alberta. The defence counsel in the case was
Expert Witnesses A recent case I found to be very troubling. Thankfully, the judge made the right decision and refused to allow the evidence
Taking Samples — Impaired Driving Case Comment R. v. Cole 2015 SKPC 109 A recent Saskatchewan Provincial Court decision applies some very important law concerning
The “real” reason for the stop (pretext stops) In Canada, Police are given generous police power when stopping motor vehicles. For example, they are allowed
Psychological Detention R. v. Wong 2015 OJ No 5049 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms says “everyone has the right on arrest or detention