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

In R. v. Penner, 2023 BCCA 191, May 8, 2023, the British Columbia Court of Appeal concluded that the four-year minimum mandatory sentence contained within section 236(a) of the Criminal

In R. v. Hanan, 2023 SCC 12, May 5, 2023, the accused was charged with a number of offences in December, 2015.  The trial ended on November 28, 2019.  The

In Cook, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 452, April 4, 2023, the Court of Appeal considered the approach to sentencing for the offence of non-fatal strangulation, contrary section 75A to

In R. v. Haevischer, 2023 SCC 11, April 28, 2023, the accused was charged with the offence of murder.  He applied for a stay of proceedings to be entered, arguing

R. v. Knauff, 2023 BCCA 174, April 19, 2023, at paragraph 27: It is an error in principle to treat post-offence convictions as an aggravating factor warranting the imposition of

R. v. B.J., 2023 BCCA 166, April 21, 2023, at paragraphs 33 to 39: There is a firm distinction between testimony that is found to be false, and therefore rejected,

In R. v. Snelgrove, 2023 NLCA 12, April 18, 2023, the accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault.  He appealed from conviction, arguing, in part, that: First, he

R. v. Salman, 2023 ABCA 107, April 11. 2023, at paragraphs 8 to 11: On appeal, the appellant submits that Chris would have been able to provide important evidence and

R. v. Hussein, 2023 ONCA 253, April 14, 2023, at paragraphs 26 to 36: The criminal convictions of anyone who testifies, including accused persons who choose to do so, are