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

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

In R. v. A.B., 2024 ONCA 111, February 12, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the law in relation to “confidential informant privilege”.  It indicated that this privilege “admits

OBIAN v THE KING [2024] HCA 18, MAY 8, 2024. FACTS: The accused was charged with offences involving a conspiracy to traffic in drugs. The Crown alleged that the accused

R. v. MOHIADIN, 2024 MBCA 34, APRIL 18, 2024. FACTS:  The accused was charged with two counts of breaching a release order. The release order required that he “abide by

R. v. Stevenson, 2024 SKCA 40, April 11, 2024, at paragraph 32: In a judge-alone trial this means when the Crown’s case relies on the testimony of a witness or

R. v. DONAWA, 2024 ONCA 279, APRIL 17, 2024. FACTS:  The accused was charged with a number of firearm offences.  The evidence at the trial established that “[d]uring a roadside