Category Archives: Sentencing

R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Cases commented on: R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2 (CanLII); R v Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3 (CanLII) PDF Version: R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing … Continue reading →

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Placing Parity in Perspective

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Case commented on: R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII) PDF version: Placing Parity in Perspective The recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision of R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII), reads like a judge’s “how to” … Continue reading →

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Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Appeals commented on: R v Hills (SCC Case No 39338), R v Hilbach and the companion appeal, R v Zwozdesky (SCC Case No 39438)   PDF Version: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? The week of March … Continue reading →

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Choice vs Coercive Control: The Alberta Court of Appeal Decision in R v Naslund

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Choice vs Coercive Control: The Alberta Court of Appeal Decision in R v Naslund Case Commented On: R v Naslund, 2022 ABCA 6 (CanLII) In January 2022, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned … Continue reading →

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If Not Now, When?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: If Not Now, When? Case Commented On: R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII) The opening paragraphs of the recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII), belie the significance … Continue reading →

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