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

In R. v. Thompson, 2025 ONCA 500, July 11, 2025, the accused was arrested and advised of his right to contact counsel.  Subsequently, a strip search was conducted.  The accused

EVIDENCE-ESTABLISHING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT-SECTION R. v. KIM, 2025 ONCA 478, JULY 4, 2025 FACTS:  The accused were charged with the offence of having a blood-alcohol concentration equal to or exceeding

In its report, Sentencing Younger Children’s Offending in Victoria, June 26, 2025, the Sentencing Advisory Council examined (at page 2): · offences by children aged 10 to 11, to understand

R. v. SINGH, 2025 ONCA 460, JUNE 25, 2025. FACTS: The accused was acquitted of the offence of sexual assault.  At the trial, the evidence indicated that on the first

R. v. T.M., 2025 ONCA 436, JUNE 16, 2025. FACTS:  The young offender pleaded guilty to the offence of dangerous driving causing death.  He sought the imposition of a deferred

R. v. KINAMORE, 2025 SCC 19, JUNE 13, 2025. FACTS: The accused was charged with the offence of sexual assault.  The Supreme Court noted that at his trial, “the Crown introduced evidence

CHARTER-SECTION 11(B) R. v. DOMALAIN AND ANDREWS, 2025 NLPC 1023A00303, JUNE 3, 2025. FACTS:  The accused are charged with offences, contrary to the Fisheries Act.  They sought the entering of

R. v. Abdi, 2025 NSCA 39, June 3, 2025. Sections 94 (1) and (3) state as follows: (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), every person commits an offence who

R. v. OLYNIK, 2025 SKCA 51, MAY 21, 2025. In this decision the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal considered whether the offence of break and entry under section 348(1)(a) of the