The Appellant, RS, was attacked by five men in the lobby of his apartment building. Without any warning, one of the men hit him in the head with a baseball bat…
Read MorePrior to returning the verdict, the jury asked a question that made it apparent it was misled by the Crown’s description of the mens rea required for murder…
Read MoreThe complainant and her friend CM attended a Halloween party at a university fraternity house. The appellant also attended the party, but did not know the complainant or CM prior to the night in question…
Read MoreNoel, his partner Stacey Long, and his brother shared a residence. Police obtained a warrant to search Noel’s residence; all three were suspected of small-scale cocaine trafficking…
Read MoreThe appellant was convicted of sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching relating to three incidents involving his stepdaughter…
Read MoreThe standard for when misapprehension of evidence warrants reversal of conviction is stringent…
Read MoreMitra Javanmardi operates a naturopathy clinic in Quebec. While Quebec does not regulate naturopathy, she meets the professional standard requirements of other provinces…
Read MoreOn September 19, 2019, Bill C-75 amended the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to preliminary inquiries…
Read MoreThe appellant was pulled over by an officer because the licence plate number was not visible contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The appellant was unable to produce identification, and openly admitted he did not have a driver’s license…
Read MoreThe appellants, Smithen-Davis and Hamilton, were convicted of breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offence…
Read MoreA sufficiency of reasons argument can only succeed where an appellant establishes that the trial judge’s reasons are so deficient that meaningful appellate review is foreclosed…
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