Deal or No Deal?
Photo: Handshake – 2 men by Flazingo Photos (CC BY-SA 2.0) The practice of plea bargaining is often denounced as “extortionate” or “corrupt” and [...]
Unreasonable Doubt
Photo: 3D SJudges Gavel by Chris Potter (CC BY-SA 2.0) http://www.stockmonkeys.com The criminal law cannot solve ubiquitous social problems. Although it’s tempting to think otherwise the [...]
The Celebrity Convict
Photo: Ched Evans by Jon Candy (CC BY-SA 2.0) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/4871599239/in/photolist-8queBk-8qudJk-q1Jc6g/ The modern criminal justice system is based on the idea of finite [...]
Freedom to Advance a Zealous Defence
Photo: 3D Scales of Justice by Chris Potter (CC BY-SA 2.0) http://www.stockmonkeys.com Last week, the Ontario Divisional Court heard an appeal from a Law Society decision to discipline a lawyer [...]
