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If you’re facing criminal charges, understanding how evidence is presented to a jury can be essential to knowing how the legal process unfolds. One unique part of criminal trials is the potential for a “view.” A view allows a jury to visit a location connected to the alleged crime to help them understand complex […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The relationship between feminism and criminal law centers on examining how the criminal justice system impacts women, particularly in the context of sexual assault and gender-based violence. Feminism critiques the societal structures that allow for gender-based violence and aims to provide a feminist perspective to the legal system in order to improve it. It
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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,
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Quebec Determines Consecutive Life Sentences are not Constitutional. The criminal justice system in Canada is continually evolving to be more suitable for those accused of crimes. A recent decision from Quebec has determined that consecutive life sentences are not constitutional. While this decision currently only applies to Quebec, there is a possibility that the
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