Criminal Archives : 2015

Legal Wit — The Bricks of Evidence Stack Up

… a court can take into account erratic driving in conjunction with other pieces of evidence in determining whether there is evidence of some degree of impairment of the Accused's driving.

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Legal Wit — Get By With a Little Help

The law considers it generally fair that persons who commit a crime together shall be tried for it together.

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BC court holds police arranging contact with Punjabi speaking lawyer not amounting to interference with accused’s right to counsel.

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Court dismisses appeal of first degree murder conviction based on statements made in course of Mr. Big operation.

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This post summarizes a Quebec Court of Appeal case which confirmed that when their liberty interest is engaged, the accused has a right to be heard.

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A lookout can aid and abet, since his mere presence helps the commission of the offence, notwithstanding a lack of causative connection to or active role in the offence itself.

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Forthwith Window

R. v. Anderson | 2014 CarswellSask 167 | Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

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Court of Appeal found erroneous mitigating re the accused’s sentence –refusal to blow underlay the absence of evidence of impairment; he also lied in his 911 call: 30-months changed to 4½-years.

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This post summarizes a recent case in which a person on trial for first degree murder successfully applied for an order directing the government to fund counsel

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Phrase of the Week - Open to the Public

R. v. Campbell | 1972 CarswellAlta 125 | Alberta District Court

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R. c. McRae | 2013 CarswellQue 11604 | Supreme Court of Canada

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Peace Bond

Doncaster v. Field | 2013 CarswellNS 990 | Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

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