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

In R. v. Brown, 2022 ONCA 417, May 26, 2022, the accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault.  At his trial, the Crown presented a recording of a

R. v. KINNAVANTHONG, 2022 MBCA 49, MAY 19, 2022. FACTS:  The accused was convicted of the offence of manslaughter. He was subsequently declared to be a dangerous offender.  He appealed

R. v. DELANEY, 2022 NLPC 0520A00203, MAY 20, 2022. FACTS: The accused was charged with offences, contrary to sections 320.14(1)(a) and 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.  At his trial, the

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