R. v. Severight | 2010 CarswellAlta 2017 | E.A. Johnson Prov. J.

Highlights from the latest Mack's Criminal Law Bulletin

Highlights from this month's Police Powers Newsletter

R. v. Chehil | 2013 CarswellNS 693 | Supreme Court of Canada

R. v. Rocha | 2012 CarswellAlta 232 | Groves J.

R. v. Alcantara (2012) | 2012 CarswellAlta 1524 | Greckol J.

Over the past few years, Freemen-on-the-land or “OPCA” (organized pseudolegal commercial argument) litigants have had an increasing presence in the courtroom, performing contemptible acts such as denying the authority of the court, disobeying court orders, disrupting court proceedings and in one instance, attempting to arrest the sitting judge. This post provides a concise explanation of what may merit a finding of contempt of court.

R. v. McCall (2011) | 2011 CarswellBC 327 | G.M. Rideout Prov. J.

[M]otorcycles could filter in and fill up the spaces between the vehicle lanes, like styrofoam peanuts filling empty space in a shipping box.

[I]nhibitions are relaxed. Those nights do not always end well.

The “internet”, also known as the “world-wide web” is a bi-polar electronic Leviathan that has erupted on the world scene in the past two decades.

"[F]ile slack”, or unallocated space ... occurs after a file is deleted.