Category Archives: Criminal

R v Shoemaker: Alberta Court of Appeal Tells Corrections Canada to Follow Its Own Rules

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: R v Shoemaker: Alberta Court of Appeal Tells Corrections Canada to Follow Its Own Rules Case Commented On: R v Shoemaker, 2019 ABCA 266 (Can LII) In R v Shoemaker, Justices Marina Paperny, Frans Slatter, and … Continue reading →

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Constable Convicted of Aggravated Assault in Police Brutality Case

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Serena Eshaghurshan

By: Serena Eshaghurshan PDF Version: Constable Convicted of Aggravated Assault in Police Brutality Case Case Commented On: R v Lindsay, 2019 ABQB 462 (CanLII) In May 2019, the Honourable Mr. Justice Michael J. Lema of the Court of Queen’s Bench … Continue reading →

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Alberta Court of Appeal Broadens the Scope of Offences for Conditional Discharges

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Serena Eshaghurshan

By: Serena Eshaghurshan PDF Version: Alberta Court of Appeal Broadens the Scope of Offences for Conditional Discharges Case Commented On: R v Chowdhury, 2019 ABCA 205 In May 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) heard an appeal for a dangerous … Continue reading →

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A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills Case Commented On: R v Mills, 2019 SCC 22 Perhaps we, in the legal world, should not have been surprised by … Continue reading →

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Turning a Blind Eye? The Scope of the Charter Right to a Representative Jury

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: Turning a Blind Eye? The Scope of the Charter Right to a Representative Jury Case Commented On: R v Newborn, 2019 ABCA 123 (CanLII) In R v Newborn, Justices Frans Slatter, Ritu Khullar, and Barbara Lea Veldhuis … Continue reading →

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