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

R. v. Boily, 2022 ONCA 611, August 26, 2022, at paragraph 3: This is a sentence appeal that calls out for an answer to only one question: Following upon a

In R. v. Mathew, 2022 BCCA 288, August 24, 2022, the accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault.  The evidence at the trial established that the accused ad

In R. v. Love, 2022 ABCA 269, August 15, 2022, the accused was convicted of a number of child pornography offences.  During the police investigation, a provincial court judge issued

R. c. X, 2022 QCCA 266 (Que. CA), February 22, 2022, at paragraphs 17, 18, and 22 (translation): I find that the sentencing judge for such offences must fully consider

In R. v. MacDonald, 2022 YKCA 7, August 12, 2022, the following answer was provided (at paragraphs 1 and 2): In 2018, Parliament amended the Criminal Code to change the

In R. v. Olson, 2022 SKPC 32, August 12, 2022, Judge Agnew concluded that it does not (at paragraphs 22 to 24): There are good reasons why Jordan does not apply to

R. v. PENTON, 2022 NLCA 47 DATE: AUGUST 2, 2022 FACTS: The accused was acquitted at trial of the offence of causing a disturbance, contrary to section 175 of the

R. v. Ram, 2022 ONCJ 347, July 28, 2022, at paragraphs 27 and 28: In the context of domestic assaults, the common law’s enlightened understanding of why consent to intrusive

In R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33, July 29, 2022, the accused was charged with the offence of sexual assault.  The Supreme Court indicated that “the complainant gave evidence that