criminal procedure

APPEAL WATCH: Revisiting the admissibility of similar fact evidence in R v Chizanga

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon hear the appeal of R v Chizanga, 2024 ONCA 545 [Chizanga], in which it will opine on the principles of admitting evidence of prior discreditable conduct [41405].  Building upon the seminal case of R v Handy, 2002 SCC 56 [Handy] which set out the principles for the admissibility of such evidence, this appeal […]

R v Abdullahi: The (In)Flexibility of the Appellate Review of Jury Instructions

“Manifestly Frivolous”: R v Haevischer & Summary Dismissal in Criminal Law

The Law's Delay: R v Hanan

Entrapment and Bona Fide Internet Investigations: R v Ramelson, Jaffer, Haniffa, Dare

When the police investigate crime over the internet, they do so on a tightrope, perilously close to tumbling into privacy violation, random virtue testing, or worst of all, entrapment. At the end of 2022, in four related appeals, the Supreme Court of Canada considered these dangers and the validity of internet-based sting operations. The bulk […]

R v White: Defence Lawyers’ Mistakes and the Concept of Prejudice

Derailing a Criminal Proceeding Through Unreasonable Delay: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in R. v. Ste-Marie

Implementing ‘Impact of Race and Culture Assessments’ in the Sentencing of Black Nova Scotian Offenders: R v Anderson

Guilty and Not Guilty at the Same Time: An Analysis of R v R.V.

R v Ali : Strip Search Justified by Police Hearsay Evidence