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

R. v. Quinn [2025] NICA 40, at paragraphs 16 and 17: The applicant has relied upon the recent decision of this court in R v Devlin [2023] NICA 71, in which it

R. v. HOFFMAN, 2025 SKCA 75, AUGUST 13, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was convicted of the offence of resisting arrest. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal indicated that the accused “was

R. v. Sels, 2025 ONCA 592, August 14, 2025, at paragraphs 17 to 22: The factors set out in s. 34(2) contemplate that for purposes of self-defence, an “incident” may

R. v. BHARWANI, 2025 SCC 26, JULY 25, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was charged with the offence of murder.  He was found fit to stand trial. He was convicted and his appeal

R. v. KLOUBAKOV, 2025 SCC 25, JULY 24, 2025. FACTS: The accused were convicted of the offences of receiving a material benefit from sexual services and procuring a person to offer or provide

R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23, JULY 18, 2025. FACTS: The accused, a “young person” as defined by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was convicted of first-degree murder. The Supreme Court indicated

Harris v R [2025] NZCA 292, July 2, 2025, at paragraph 35: In order for judges to take the impacts for children into account they will need information. There are

Section 25(4) allows the youth court to appoint counsel to represent a young person in certain situations, including at “trial”: When a young person at trial or at a hearing or review

R. v. VARENNES, 2025 SCC 22, JULY 11, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was charged with the offence of second-degree murder. Pursuant to section 473(1) of the Criminal Code, he requested to be