Criminal Archives : 2016

News and Views | Police Powers

Ontario court finds strip search of accused lawful

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Word of the Week | Tower Dump

R. v. Rogers Communications Partnership | 2016 CarswellOnt 442 | Ontario Superior Court of Justice

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R. v. Nero 2016 CarswellOnt 2699 Ontario Court of Appeal

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British Columbia Court of Appeal holds application of Gladue principles do not mean Aboriginal offenders receive reduced sentence in every case R.

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Ontario Court of Justice | R. v. Balak | 2016 CarswellOnt 967

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The Supreme Court of Canada held that the ‘disturbed mind’ element underlying infanticide must be a disturbance caused by the mother’s not having fully recovered from giving birth or from lactating.

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westlaw Canada is the 2016 Winner of the Hugh Lawford Award

We are excited to announce that last week, westlaw Canada received the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing.

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Accused who attended fight with members of Hells Angels found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter R.

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Word of the Week | Wilful Blindness

R. v. Chang | 2015 CarswellBC 337 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

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Word of the Week | Sexting

R. v. B. (S.) | 2014 CarswellBC 3599 | British Columbia Provincial Court

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Right to counsel does not require police to confirm that accused actually spoke with counsel when provided with opportunity to do so R.

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Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence infringes right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment

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