Keeping Up Is Hard to Do:
A Trial Judge’s Reading Blog

R. v. LOZADA, 2024 SCC 18, MAY 17, 2024. FACTS: The two accused were convicted of the offence of manslaughter.  The Supreme Court described the circumstances involved in the following

On May 15, 2024, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales published a consultation paper entitled Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation offences. The Sentencing Council is seeking “views from as many

In its report, Reforming Sentence Deferrals in Victoria, May 2024, the Sentencing Advisory Council examined “sentence deferrals” in Victoria since various legislative changes to the order were made in 2012. 

R. v. KWON, 2024 SKCA 50, MAY 9, 2024. FACTS: The accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault. The evidence at trial established that he had sexual intercourse

R. v. HOWITT, 2024 SKCA 51, MAY 13, 2024. FACTS: The accused was convicted of the offence of sexual interference, contrary to section 151 of the Criminal Code. The trial

R. v. HOANG, 2024 ONCA 361, MAY 7, 2024. FACTS: The accused was convicted of drug related offences. At his trial, the Crown presented evidence that was obtained, in part,

R. v. HASON, 2024 ONCA 369, MAY 7, 2024. FACTS: The accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault in relation to a fifteen year-old child.  At his trial,

R. v. Gauthier, 2024 ONCA 357, May 7, 2024, at paragraph 15: …there is no question that the injuries to Mr. Erickson constituted wounding. “To wound” means “to injure someone

Price, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 463, May 3, 2024, at paragraph 39: …there is no need for any hostility when it comes to battery. It suffices that there is