Criminal Archives : 2014

Between Jian Ghomeshi and Bill Cosby, sexual assault is very much in the news lately. This blog post clearly explains the law of sexual assault in Canada.

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This blog post summarizes a recent Alberta Court of Queen's Bench case that examined whether police may search smartphone data incident to arrest.

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This post summarizes a recent Ontario Court of Appeal case that examined whether an e-Bike is a motor vehicle for the purpose of a driving prohibition.

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This blog post discusses a recent Supreme Court of Canada case that allowed wiretap evidence gathered by the police to be used in a civil proceeding.

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Word of the Week - Edit

R. v. Arviko | 2013 CarswellOnt 11629 (Ont. S.C.J.) | Clark J.

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R. v. Campbell | 2013 CarswellBC 630 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

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Legal Wit — Passed Out, Read Him His Rights Anyway

It was thus at 7:10 PM that [the police constable] endeavored to inform [the defendant] about his right to counsel pursuant to section 10 of the Charter.

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R. v. MacIsaac | 2013 CarswellOnt 18918 | Ontario Court of Justice

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R. v. Sawchuk | 2014 CarswellSask 536 | Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

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Legal Wit — Bad Timing.

[The Defendant] may have seen the headline in today's Metro newspaper : "Gunplay Continues".

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Phillion v. Ontario (Attorney General) | 2014 CarswellOnt 10370 | Ontario Court of Appeal

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Informational Privacy and Anonymity | Text Messages as Excited Utterances

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