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Sitar & Milczarek: Appeals and Complex Criminal Trials
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R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41: The majority offers "no opinion" on whether someone voluntarily attempting to end their own life precludes all liability for attempted murder in respect of that attempt. But the answer is yes.
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R. v. B.F. - SCC Cases
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December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This week's top three summaries: R v McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807: Browne v Dunn, R v Brennan, 2025 ONSC 6116: s.8 #marijuana smell, R v MR, 2025 ONCA 789: #appeal bail

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The Defence Toolkit - December 6, 2025: Courtroom Confrontation - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807: Browne v Dunn, R v Brennan, 2025 ONSC 6116: s.8 #marijuana smell, R v MR, 2025 ONCA 789: #appeal bail R v McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807 [Novembe...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373: #after the fact, R v BR, 2025 ABKB 659: s.8 school #principal, R v Robinson, 2025 ABCJ 196: #witnesses

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The Defence Toolkit - November 29, 2025: Cutthroat Fallout - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373: #after the fact, R v BR, 2025 ABKB 659: s.8 school #principal, R v Robinson, 2025 ABCJ 196: #witnesses R v Demetroff, 2025 ABCA 373 [Nove...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Bjil, 2025 SKCA 116: #technology, R v Lessard, 2025 ONCA 760: #NCRMD, R v Krelove, 2025 ONSC 6004: #domestic discharge

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The Defence Toolkit - November 22, 2025: Functioning Technology - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Bjil, 2025 SKCA 116: #technology, R v Lessard, 2025 ONCA 760: #NCRMD, R v Krelove, 2025 ONSC 6004: #domestic discharge R v Bijl, 2025 SKCA 116 [November 13, 2025] ...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitlock, 2025 ONSC 6006: #remand s.12, R v EJ, 2025 ONSC 6016: #self-defence, R v CB, 2025 ONSC 6004: cross-count #similar fact

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The Defence Toolkit - November 15, 2025: Remand Retribution - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitlock, 2025 ONSC 6006: #remand s.12, R v EJ, 2025 ONSC 6016: #self-defence, R v CB, 2025 ONSC 6004: cross-count #similar fact R. v. Whitlock, 2025 ONSC 6006 [Oc...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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⚖️ New on The Defence Toolkit:
🧑‍⚖️ Mandatory Minimum Sentences — reasonably foreseeable scenarios.
📜 Sexual Assault — Mens Rea absent a mistake defence.
🔍 Charter Rights — intoxicated and rude accused.
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The Defence Toolkit- November 8, 2025: Mandatory Minimums - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: Quebec (AG) v Senneville, 2025 SCC 33: min #sentence, R v Hutton, 2025 ABCA 356: 271 mens rea, R v Backfat, 2025 ABCJ 183: #delayed counsel and release Quebec (Attorne...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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⚖️ New on The Defence Toolkit:
🧑‍⚖️ Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act — immunity from arrest
📜 Fresh Evidence after a guilty plea — capacity to consent reconsidered
🔍 Expert evidence — trial errors and appellate correction
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The Defence Toolkit - November 1, 2025: The Good Samaritan - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Wilson, 2025 SCC 32: #GoodSamaritan, R v Ukuqtunnuaq, 2025 NUCA 8: #fresh evidence, R v Liu, 2025 SKCA 98: #expert evidence R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32 [October 24, ...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Matthews, 2025 ABKB 597: #expert bias, R v RL, 2025 ONCA 691: #acquittal appeal, R v Wilson, 2025 ABCA 337: #contempt

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The Defence Toolkit - October 25, 2025: Expert Experience and Bias - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Matthews, 2025 ABKB 597: #expert bias, R v RL, 2025 ONCA 691: #acquittal appeal, R v Wilson, 2025 ABCA 337: #contempt R. v. Matthews, 2025 ABKB 597 [October 14, 20...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v BN, 2025 ABKB 535: #ineffective lawyer, R v Shah, 2025 ABKB 535: s.8 #informant, R v Mohamed Mussa, 2025 ABKB 543: #circumstantial ID

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The Defence Toolkit - October 18, 2025: Criminal Defence Crisis - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v BN, 2025 ABKB 535: #ineffective lawyer, R v Shah, 2025 ABKB 535: s.8 #informant, R v Mohamed Mussa, 2025 ABKB 543: #circumstantial ID R. v. BN, 2025 ABKB 535 [Sept...
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October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v IMB, 2025 ONCA 678: #cross & #demeanour, R v Daignault, 2025 ABCA 328: #cross & Vetrovec, R v Penner, 2025 YKCA 14: 271 #relating to evidence

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The Defence Toolkit - October 11, 2025: The Right to Full Cross-Examination - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v IMB, 2025 ONCA 678: #cross & #demeanour, R v Daignault, 2025 ABCA 328: #cross & Vetrovec, R v Penner, 2025 YKCA 14: 271 #relating to evidence R. v. I.M.B., 2025 ON...
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October 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reposted by Sitar & Milczarek: Appeals and Complex Criminal Trials
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report

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The Defence Toolkit - October 4, 2025: Police Agents - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report R. v. Pham, 2025 BCCA 324 [September 17,...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report

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The Defence Toolkit - October 4, 2025: Police Agents - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Pham, 2025 BCCA 324: police #agent, R v KWP, 2025 ABCA 312: judge #propensity, R v IJM, 2025 ABCA 311: 271 #delayed report R. v. Pham, 2025 BCCA 324 [September 17,...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2025 ONCA 611: #parties 21(2), R v Hambleton, 2025 ONSC 5061: #bias appeals, R v JC, 2025 ABCJ 120: #possession hot potato

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The Defence Toolkit - September 20, 2025: Common Unlawful Purpose - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Mohamed, 2025 ONCA 611: #parties 21(2), R v Hambleton, 2025 ONSC 5061: #bias appeals, R v JC, 2025 ABCJ 120: #possession hot potato R. v. Mohamed, 2025 ONCA 611 [S...
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September 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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This week's top three summaries: R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83: #failure and intent, R v Dos Santos, 2025 ONCA 598: 11(b) #mistrial, R v DM, 2025 ABCJ 134: #alibi

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The Defence Toolkit - September 13, 2025: Mens Rea and Failure Offences - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83: #failure and intent, R v Dos Santos, 2025 ONCA 598: 11(b) #mistrial, R v DM, 2025 ABCJ 134: #alibi R v Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83 [September 3,...
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September 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Meier, 2025 MBCA 74: #gun #video circumstantial, R v DL, 2025 SKCA 498: #excessive intervention, R v Moore, 2025 PECA 589: cross on #discreditable

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The Defence Toolkit - September 6, 2025: The Grainy Video and Circumstantial Evidence - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Meier, 2025 MBCA 74: #gun #video circumstantial, R v DL, 2025 SKCA 498: #excessive intervention, R v Moore, 2025 PECA 589: cross on #discreditable R v Meier, 2025 ...
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September 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592: #defence v group, R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 498: directed #verdict guilty?, R v Pierre, 2025 ABCA 589: #instructions after-the-fact

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The Defence Toolkit - August 30, 2025: A Group Attack - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Sels, 2025 ONCA 592: #defence v group, R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 498: directed #verdict guilty?, R v Pierre, 2025 ABCA 589: #instructions after-the-fact R v Sels, 2025 ...
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August 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272: prior #victimization, R v Thomson, 2025 ONCA 500: s.10(b) strip #search, R v Harding, 2025 ABCA 266: preventing #cross

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The Defence Toolkit - August 16, 2025: Reasons for Non-Consent - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272: prior #victimization, R v Thomson, 2025 ONCA 500: s.10(b) strip #search, R v Harding, 2025 ABCA 266: preventing #cross R v PE, 2025 ABCA 272 [Au...
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August 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v IM, 2025 SCC 23: YCJA adult #sentences, R v Stewart, 2025 NSCA 57: #blackout & consent, R v Rashed, 2025 ONCA 515: #accessory wilful blindness

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The Defence Toolkit - August 2, 2025: Diminished Moral Blameworthiness - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v IM, 2025 SCC 23: YCJA adult #sentences, R v Stewart, 2025 NSCA 57: #blackout & consent, R v Rashed, 2025 ONCA 515: #accessory wilful blindness R v IM, 2025 SCC 23 ...
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August 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Varennes, 2025 SCC 22: #Crown discretion review, R v JN, 2025 ONSC 4041: #bad character, R v AC, 2025 ONSC 3892: #admissions explanation

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The Defence Toolkit - July 19, 2025: Crown discretion - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Varennes, 2025 SCC 22: #Crown discretion review, R v JN, 2025 ONSC 4041: #bad character, R v AC, 2025 ONSC 3892: #admissions explanation R v Varennes, 2025 SCC 22 ...
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July 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224: #intoxication & #murder, R v Khan, 2025 ABKB 357: s.9 #pill bottle, R v Barker, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #onus and #ruse

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The Defence Toolkit - July 12, 2025: Intoxication - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Crossley, 2025 BCCA 224: #intoxication & #murder, R v Khan, 2025 ABKB 357: s.9 #pill bottle, R v Barker, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #onus and #ruse R v Crossley, 2025 BCC...
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July 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460: #omissions and #flashbacks, R v OW, 2025 ONSC 2922: #exclusive opportunity ID, R v Grant and Scott, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #grounds for arrest

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The Defence Toolkit - July 5, 2025: A Flashback - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Singh, 2025 ONCA 460: #omissions and #flashbacks, R v OW, 2025 ONSC 2922: #exclusive opportunity ID, R v Grant and Scott, 2025 ONSC 3513: s.9 #grounds for arrest R...
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July 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370: Ares v Venner #Expert Evidence, R v Zabihullah, 2025 SKCA 64: 11(b) particular #complexity, R v Moazami, 2025 BCCA 189: trial #aggravating sentence

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The Defence Toolkit - June 28, 2025: Ares v. Venner and Expert Evidence - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Willier, 2025 ABKB 370: Ares v Venner #Expert Evidence, R v Zabihullah, 2025 SKCA 64: 11(b) particular #complexity, R v Moazami, 2025 BCCA 189: trial #aggravating ...
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June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19: Crown s.276 and #sexual inactivity, R v Chiarelli, 2025 ONCA 428: lay #trafficking opinion, R v Attachie, 2025 BCCA 183: Nahanee and GP #mitigation

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The Defence Toolkit - June 21, 2025: Crown-led Sexual History - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19: Crown s.276 and #sexual inactivity, R v Chiarelli, 2025 ONCA 428: lay #trafficking opinion, R v Attachie, 2025 BCCA 183: Nahanee and GP #mit...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitby, 2025 SKCA 55: #expert evidence, R v Herman-Ward, 2025 ABCJ 101:s.10(b) #perfunctory, R v McQuarrie, 2025 ONSC 2955: #prisoner disclosure

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The Defence Toolkit - June 14, 2025: Expert Evidence - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v Whitby, 2025 SKCA 55: #expert evidence, R v Herman-Ward, 2025 ABCJ 101:s.10(b) #perfunctory, R v McQuarrie, 2025 ONSC 2955: #prisoner disclosure R v Whitby, 2025 S...
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June 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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This week’s top three summaries: R v JW, 2025 SCC 16: pre-trial #custody, R v Folk, 2025 ONSC 3052:s.10(b) #choice, R v SC, 2025 ONSC 1887: s.8 YO strip #search

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The Defence Toolkit - May 31, 2025: Pre-Trial Detention - appeallawyer.ca
This week’s top three summaries: R v JW, 2025 SCC 16: pre-trial #custody, R v Folk, 2025 ONSC 3052:s.10(b) #choice, R v SC, 2025 ONSC 1887: s.8 YO strip #search R v JW, 2025 SCC 16 [May 23, 2025] Pre-...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM