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Accused who attended fight with members of Hells Angels found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter R.
R. v. Chang | 2015 CarswellBC 337 | British Columbia Court of Appeal
R. v. B. (S.) | 2014 CarswellBC 3599 | British Columbia Provincial Court
Right to counsel does not require police to confirm that accused actually spoke with counsel when provided with opportunity to do so R.
Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence infringes right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment
R. v. Oates (2012) | 2012 CarswellOnt 9022 | Ontario Court of Justice
Ontario court rules search of car trunk under Liquor Licence Act unlawful
Indefinite licence suspension automatically following dangerous driving conviction giving rise to miscarriage of justice
Recent Ontario cases find harsh remand conditions result in extraordinary credit for pre-sentence custody
The failure to consider a relevant aggravating factor, such as the interprovincial impact of heroin trafficking in this instance, would justify appellate intervention with the sentence imposed.
R. v. McDonald | 2015 CarswellBC 3421 | British Columbia Supreme Court