Category Archives: Criminal

Unconstitutional Regulatory Offences: Too Much and Too Little at Stake

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Donald MacCannell

PDF version: Unconstitutional Regulatory Offences: Too Much and Too Little at Stake   Case considered: R. v. Keshane, 2010 ABPC 275 In a thorough 22 pages, Provincial Court Judge Donna Groves acquitted Renada Lee Keshane of a $500 ticket for fighting … Continue reading →

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Access to Justice and Representation by Agents

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Access to Justice and Representation by Agents  Case Commented On: R v Frick, 2010 ABPC 280 Cutbacks to legal aid are a harsh reality in Alberta and the rest of Canada. As noted on the … Continue reading →

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Sentencing for Spousal Sexual Violence: Different but Equal

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Sentencing for Spousal Sexual Violence: Different but Equal Cases considered: R. v. D.J.D., 2010 ABCA 207; R. v. D.J.D., 2009 ABPC 216 Until 1983, the definition of rape in Canada excluded offences committed by a husband against his … Continue reading →

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Another kind of trial delay

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Amanda Winters

PDF version: Another kind of trial delay Case considered: R. v. Asiala, 2010 ABQB 450 Earlier this year I wrote an ABlawg post discussing s. 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in relation to three Alberta cases … Continue reading →

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Lawyer, Not Intervenor

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: R. v. B.P., 2010 ABQB 204 PDF version: Lawyer, Not Intervenor In R. v. B.P., 2010 ABQB 204, Madam Justice Strekaf denied intervenor status to the former lawyer for the appellant accused. The accused had entered a plea … Continue reading →

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