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COURT OF APPEAL THROWS OUT CONVICTION GROUNDED ...
In R. v. MacIsaac, the trial judge convicted the defendant of aggravated assault after he collided with the complainant during the course of a recreational hockey game. The trial judge determined the collision...
COURT OF APPEAL THROWS OUT CONVICTION GROUNDED ...
In R. v. MacIsaac, the trial judge convicted the defendant of aggravated assault after he collided with the complainant during the course of a recreational hockey game. The trial judge determined the collision...
CONDO COMMON AREAS OFF LIMITS TO POLICE SNOOPIN...
This week the Ontario Court of Appeal held that condo residents have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the “common areas” of their buildings, such as stairways, hallways and storage...
CONDO COMMON AREAS OFF LIMITS TO POLICE SNOOPIN...
This week the Ontario Court of Appeal held that condo residents have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the “common areas” of their buildings, such as stairways, hallways and storage...
WORLD BANK’S APPEAL OVER SNC-LAVALIN TO BE HEAR...
What happens when the RCMP outsources part of its investigation to the World Bank, but the World Bank refuses to disclose any of its investigative file to the accused? The Supreme...
WORLD BANK’S APPEAL OVER SNC-LAVALIN TO BE HEAR...
What happens when the RCMP outsources part of its investigation to the World Bank, but the World Bank refuses to disclose any of its investigative file to the accused? The Supreme...
HAVE JURORS WON THE RIGHT TO GOOGLE THE ACCUSED?
This week, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered a case where a juror Googled information about the case not available in court and then voted to convict the accused. The...
HAVE JURORS WON THE RIGHT TO GOOGLE THE ACCUSED?
This week, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered a case where a juror Googled information about the case not available in court and then voted to convict the accused. The...
MENTAL ILLNESS AS A MITIGATING FACTOR
Bill Thompson writes for the Ontario Bar Association’s Criminal Justice section about how a defendant’s mental illness can be a mitigating factor that reduces her sentence. Read Bill’s article here.
MENTAL ILLNESS AS A MITIGATING FACTOR
Bill Thompson writes for the Ontario Bar Association’s Criminal Justice section about how a defendant’s mental illness can be a mitigating factor that reduces her sentence. Read Bill’s article here.
CAN JURIES FOLLOW LEGAL INSTRUCTIONS? FRANK DIS...
We know surprisingly little about jurors’ capacity to understand and follow complex legal instructions. This issue has profound implications for our adversarial trial system, and Frank discusses some of them here.
CAN JURIES FOLLOW LEGAL INSTRUCTIONS? FRANK DIS...
We know surprisingly little about jurors’ capacity to understand and follow complex legal instructions. This issue has profound implications for our adversarial trial system, and Frank discusses some of them here.