Category Archives: Criminal

Impaired Driving and Approved Screening Devices

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker, Elliot Holzman, and Ian Pillai PDF Version: Impaired Driving and Approved Screening Devices Case Commented On: Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46; Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC … Continue reading →

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When Judicial Decisions Go from Wrong to Wrongful – How Should the Legal System Respond?

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: When Judicial Decisions Go from Wrong to Wrongful – How Should the Legal System Respond? Case Commented On: R v Wagar, 2015 ABCA 327 (CanLII) Introduction Judges make wrong decisions. As I discussed in a … Continue reading →

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Judging Sexual Assault Cases Free of Myths and Stereotypes

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Judging Sexual Assault Cases Free of Myths and Stereotypes Case Commented On: R v Wagar, 2015 ABCA 327 (CanLII) I am spending the fall term at the University of Kent’s Centre for Law, Gender and … Continue reading →

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Parole Ineligibility and the Double Edges of Consistency in Sentencing

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Erin Sheley

By: Erin Sheley PDF Version: Parole Ineligibility and the Double Edges of Consistency in Sentencing Case Commented On: R v Ryan, 2015 ABCA 286 In R v Ryan the Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies how trial courts should apply some … Continue reading →

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R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Brett Code, Q.C.

By: Brett Code, Q.C. PDF Version: R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion Case Commented On: R v Porter, 2015 ABCA 279 It should not have been necessary, because the applicable law on the matter has been … Continue reading →

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