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Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Leaves Dismissed Criminal Law: Delay Ouellette v. R., 2022 ABCA 301 (40595)Mr. Ouellette and a co-accused were charged with offences arising from the fatal shootings of two people in a parking lot. The trial judge dismissed a motion to stay proceedings for breach of the right to be tried within a reasonable …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Leaves Granted Criminal Law: Second Degree Murder; Self-Defence Hodgson v. R., 2022 NUCA 9 (40498)Mr. Hodgson was charged with second degree murder following a death at a house party. The victim, a large man, had become aggressive towards the house owner and refused to leave. Mr. Hodgson, who …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Leaves Dismissed Criminal Law: Fraud; Forgery Khan v. R., 2022 ONCA 698 (40490)The Applicant was charged with numerous offences, including forgery and fraud over $5K. The forgery charges arose from a fake identification card business. The fraud charges arose from an allegation of income tax evasion in the years 2005 …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Leaves Granted Criminal Law/Media: Confidentiality Orders Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, et al. v. R., 2022 QCCA 984 (40371)There is a publication ban in this case; a sealing order; certain information not available to the public, in the context of staying criminal proceedings against a police informer. “The applications for leave to …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Leaves Granted Criminal Law: Sexual Assault R. v. T., 2022 BCCA 345 (40447) There is a publication ban in this case, in the context of sexual assault. “The motion to expedite the application for leave to appeal is granted. The application for leave to appeal…is granted. The hearing of the …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Criminal Law: Sexual Offences; Hearsay R. v. S.S., 2022 ONCA 305, 2023 SCC 1 (40147)There is a publication ban in this case (see beginning of Ont. C.A. judgment). The Chief Justice: “A majority of this Court would allow the appeal, substantially for the reasons of the dissenting judge, MacPherson J.A. Justice Rowe would …
Credit to the team at Supreme Advocacy Criminal Law: Homicide Hafizi v. R., 2019 ONCA 2 (40250) The Applicant went out with friends to an Ottawa nightclub in the Byward Market. While there, they clashed with a group of men. This led to an altercation. The Applicant was told to leave the nightclub. Sixteen minutes later, …
Criminal Law: Charter “Testimony” Cameron v. R., 2020 ABCA 276 (39444)The Applicant, Mr. Cameron, was the President, Secretary, and sole director of VTI, an Alberta company which he incorporated in 2002. In 2005, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) determined VTI violated securities law by distributing securities to British Columbia residents without complying with …
Criminal Law: Right to Counsel R. v. Dussault, 2020 QCCA 746 (39330) The Respondent, Patrick Dussault, was arrested for murder and arson. Before his trial, he moved to exclude from the evidence an incriminating statement he had made to the police while being questioned; the reason he gave was the statement had been obtained as the …
Recent Supreme Court of Canada and Appeals Courts decision synopses graciously authored and provided by Professor Eugene Meehan and Supreme Advocacy LLP. The full website is accessible at https://supremeadvocacy.ca/. Criminal Law: Aiding & Abetting Cowan v. R., 2020 SKCA 77 (39301) Following a trial before a judge sitting alone, Mr. Cowan (appellant on the appeal as of right/Respondent on the …