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May 2021 Recap

Here are our picks for some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in May 2021…

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Sara LittleJune 8, 2021Little Legal SummariesNCR, NCRMD, Mental Disorder, Guilty Plea, jury charge, demeanour evidence, s. 684, legal aid, court appointed counsell, pro bono
April 2021 Recap

Here are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada published in April 2021…

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Sara LittleMay 2, 2021Muddei, Wiretap, Authorization, Section 186, Bielli, 24(2) Analysis, R v Grant, Alas, second-degree murder, provocation defence, jury instructions, air of reality, Aslami, electronic evidence, authentication, Dindyal, motive to fabricate, Stennett, Agreed Statement of FactsComment
March 2021 Recap

Here are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada published in March 2021…

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Sara LittleApril 1, 2021R v JC, RvJM, RvRV, RvWindebank, sexual assault, stereotypes, common sense, reasoning errors, judicial notice, preliminary inquiry, LTO, Dangerous Offender DesignationComment
February 2021 Recap

Here are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in February 2021…

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Sara LittleFebruary 28, 2021Blake-Samuels, Sentencing, Notice, Mohiadin, Abdullahi, Darnley, beyond a reasonable doubt, Villaroman, Mann, 10(b), right to counsel, 24(2) Analysis, R v Grant, Al-Enzi, ZWC, prior discreditable conduct, jury instructionsComment
January 2021 Recap

Here are some of the most important cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in January 2021…

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Sara LittleJanuary 30, 2021January 2021, R v Pileggi, R v Borel, R v Quinton, Recap, Right to counsel, 10(b), demeanour evidence, lay opinion, narrative exception, hearsay rule, R v Gero, Step 6, Garafoli, Search Warrant, ITOComment
2020 Criminal Law Recap - A Year in Review

With 2020 coming to an end, here’s an overview of some of the most impactful criminal law cases in Ontario of the year…

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Sara LittleDecember 30, 20202020, Year in Review, Jury Selection, Chouhan, Zora, breach bail condition, Friesen, appeal from sentence, sentencing ranges, SCC, ONCA, Sharma, Conditional Sentence, Khill, Self-Defence, WD Instruction, Marfo, Hiller, Forensic Evidence, Systemic Racism, Anti-Black RacismComment
R v Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478.

The Appellant, Cheyenne Sharma, is a Canadian Indigenous woman who was charged under s. 6(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act…

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Sara LittleSeptember 30, 2020
R v Brown, 2020 ONCA 462.

On August 30, 2012, the appellant travelled from Toronto to Peterborough to visit his friend Cory Fleetwood. The two men were drinking and smoking marijuana…

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Sara LittleAugust 8, 2020WD Instruction, jury, jury instructions, second-degree murderComment
R v Thanabalasingham, 2020 SCC 18.

Pre-Jordan era was plagued with complacency and systemic delay which are no longer tolerated under the Jordan framework…

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Sara LittleJuly 17, 2020delay, RvJordan, s. 11(b)Comment
R v Itturiiligaq, 2020 NUCA 6.

Itturiligaq went to a house where his partner was with her friends. He asked his partner to come back home with him, which she refused…

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Sara LittleJuly 13, 2020nunavut law, double mens reaa, Mandatory minimumComment
Reference Re Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, 2020 SCC 17

In 2017, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act came into force which prohibited third parties from forcing individuals to take genetic tests…

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Sara LittleJuly 10, 2020Reference, Genetic Non-Discrimination, Statutory InterpretationComment
R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14.

Zora had been charged with drug offences and was granted bail with conditions, including a curfew as well as having to present himself at the door…

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Sara LittleJune 29, 2020bail, subjective fault, mens rea, breach bail condition, breach conditionComment
R v Sullivan, 2020 ONCA 333.

Mr. Thomas Chan became intoxicated by consuming magic mushrooms, something he had done before. When he realized he was not high like his…

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Sara LittleJune 15, 2020extreme intoxication, automatism, s. 33.1, s.7, s.11(d), s. 1, Oakes TestComment
R v Ahmad, 2020 SCC 11.

In R v Ahmad, the Supreme Court of Canada considered for the first time the application of the first branch of the entrapment doctrine in the context of suspected “dial-a-dope” scheme investigations…

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Sara LittleJune 12, 2020entrapment, dial-a-dope, reasonable suspicionComment
R v Just, 2020 ONCA 362.

The appellant, Just, was convicted of unlawful production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking…

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Sara LittleJune 11, 2020s. 24(2), marijuana, trespassComment
R v CL, 2020 ONCA 258.

A W(D) jury instruction is intended to explain the reasonable doubt standard in the context of assessing conflicting testimonial accounts…

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Sara LittleApril 16, 2020WD Instruction, jury instructions, JJRDComment
R v Adler, 2020 ONCA 246.

At the CNE, a woman informed police she saw the appellant filming up the skirt of a young woman using a concealed camera…

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Sara LittleApril 15, 202024(2) AnalysisComment
R v Friesen, 2020 SCC 9.

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the standard of review for sentencing judges as set out in Lacasse (2015 SCC 64)…

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Sara LittleApril 8, 2020sentencing, sexual offences against children, standard of review Comment
R v Chung, 2020 SCC 8.

The accused, Mr. Chung, drove his vehicle nearly 3x the speed limit towards a major intersection in Vancouver. He crashed into a left-turning vehicle, killing the driver…

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Sara LittleMarch 29, 2020errors of law, dangerous driving, mens rea Comment
R v KGK, 2020 SCC 7.

Section 11(b) protections extend beyond trial up to and including the date a sentence is imposed. Verdict deliberation time, which clearly precedes the imposition of sentence, attracts s. 11(b) protections.

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Sara LittleMarch 20, 2020s. 11(b), delay, verdict deliberation delayComment
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