Category Archives: Criminal

R v Borowiec On Infanticide: Does the Crime Fit the Times?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: R v Borowiec On Infanticide: Does the Crime Fit the Times? Case Commented On: R v Borowiec, 2015 ABCA 232 In a few weeks the law school will be humming with activity as the newly … Continue reading →

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The Law on Mr. Big Confessions

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Caroline Law

By: Caroline Law PDF Version: The Law on Mr. Big Confessions Cases Commented On: R v Magoon, 2015 ABQB 351; R v Campeau, 2015 ABCA 210 A Big operation is a common police sting tactic used to obtain confessions from … Continue reading →

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Prosecutors as Ministers of Justice?

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Prosecutors as Ministers of Justice? Three recent cases have brought to light bad behaviour by criminal prosecutors. In R v Suarez-Noa, 2015 ONSC 3823 Justice Reid ordered a mistrial after the prosecutor suggested “to the jury … Continue reading →

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Keep It To Yourself: The Private Use Exception for Child Pornography Offences

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Ashton Menuz PDF Version: Keep It To Yourself: The Private Use Exception for Child Pornography Offences Case Commented On: R v Barabash, 2015 SCC 29 Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada revisited the Private Use … Continue reading →

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Entering the Fray for Self-Represented Litigants

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Ian Pillai

By: Ian Pillai PDF Version: Entering the Fray for Self-Represented Litigants Case Commented On: R v Crawford, 2015 ABCA 175 Judicial interventions are common in trials involving self-represented litigants, especially in family and civil courts. According to a report authored … Continue reading →

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