Category Archives: Criminal

Supreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Supreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases Cases considered: R v Mack, 2012 ABCA 42, leave to appeal granted, April 11, 2013 (SCC); Métis Nation of Alberta Region 1 v Joint Review Panel, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance Case considered: Smith v St Albert (City), 2012 ABQB 780. In January, 2013, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson ruled that a recent St. Albert bylaw that restricted the … Continue reading →

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A Charter Right to Search Google TM*

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Martin Kratz

PDF version: A Charter Right to Search Google Decision considered: R v McKay, 2013 ABPC 13. The Internet has transformed society in so many ways. Even the ways we find information and the sources we rely upon have been fundamentally … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach Case commented on: R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3.  On Friday January 18, the Supreme Court released its decision in R v Ryan.  In a decision written by … Continue reading →

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When does aggressive panhandling become robbery?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: When does aggressive panhandling become robbery? Case commented on: R v Ajang, 2012 ABCA 364.  This case addresses the relationship between members of society who are homeless or poor, and those who are uncomfortable and/or threatened by homeless … Continue reading →

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