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

In R. v. Wood, 2022 MBCA 46, May 12, 2022, the accused was sentenced to a period of eighteen years of imprisonment for the offence of manslaughter in relation to

In Re: Section 490 Application – Without Notice, 2022 ABPC 100, May 4, 2022, the Crown applied on an ex parte basis, for an order pursuant to section 490(2)(a) of

In R. v. Brown, 2022 SCC 18, May 13, 2022, the accused was charged with the offences of break and entry and committing the offence of aggravated assault therein and

Introduction: In this paper I intend to review the law as regards the admissibility of what has been described in Canada as “social media evidence”, i.e. text messages, Facebook postings,

In R. v. J.F., 2022 SCC 17, May 6, 2022, the accused was charged in February 2011, with a number of sexual offences in relation to his daughter.  Six years

In R. v. Lai, 2022 ONCA 344, May 3, 2022, the accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault.  It was alleged that the accused had touched the complainant’s

In R. v. Dussault, 2022 SCC 16, April 29, 2022, the accused was arrested for the offence of murder.  He was advised of his right to speak to counsel and

In R. v. Gerrard, 2022 SCC 13, April 19, 2022, the accused was convicted of a number of intimate violent offences. The convictions were upheld on appeal, with a dissent. 

In R. v. J.D., 2022 SCC 15, April 22, 2022, the accused was charged with a number of sexual offences against children.  At his trial, one of the children (CD)