Supreme Court of Canada declares Criminal Code provisions unconstitutional twice in the same month
May of 2022 was a significant month in the development of criminal law in Canada. On May 24, 2022, the Supreme Court declared section 745.51 ...
Once a member of ISIS, Calgary woman is now a target, court told
ISIS has put a bounty on the life of a Calgary woman the Crown fears could be re-radicalized after joining the terrorism organization eight years ...
Brooks man facing several sex-related charges involving underage girls is getting a new lawyer
That trial, however, will be rescheduled, court heard this week, as new lawyer Yoav Niv of Calgary was recently retained and requested more time to ...
Courts of Appeal: Conditional Sentence Orders For Child Porn and Firearms Cases
A Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) is a form of incarceration. The purpose of the conditional sentence is to reduce the reliance on incarceration as a ...
Confusing Jury Instructions Result in Successful Appeal of Importation Case
In a recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision convictions for unlawful importation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the ...
Convicted sex offender whose lawyer was berated by Court of Appeal granted new trial
"The conviction is quashed as the appellant received ineffective legal representation at trial, which occasioned a miscarriage of justice" The convicted Calgary sex offender whose ...
Stay of Proceedings Restored: Alberta Court of Appeal Upholds Ruling on Unreasonable Delay
Any person charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable time. Section 11(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms ...
Bad Jury Instructions Result in Successful Murder Appeal
Murder is the most serious offence in the Criminal Code. When an accused is charged with murder , the Criminal Code requires the trial be ...
Four Coutts protesters charged with conspiracy to commit murder
At least three protesters arrested at the Coutts border crossing have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, with possibly a fourth to come Four ...
Deals Have Limits: Majority of Alberta Court of Appeal reduces manslaughter sentence by half
On January 12, 2021, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal reduced an accused’s 18-year jail sentence to nine years. At first blush, this ...
Canadian woman who spent two years in Syrian prison camp improperly being investigated for terrorism and war crimes, her lawyer claims
'As indicated by the Supreme Court it is up to the state to prove its case and an accused should not be conscripted into helping ...
Bill C-4: Canada Bans Conversion Therapy in 2022
On January 7, 2022, Federal law banning conversion therapy came into effect. Bill C-4 amends the Criminal Code of Canada to create four new criminal ...
The Sherman Murders: Stargazing Suspects and Gait Analysis
On December 14, 2021, the CBC along with other major news outlets published new details in the investigation of the killings of Barry and Honey ...
Failure to inform judge of accused immigration status results in successful appeal on sentence
In criminal defence one of the most important aspects of any intake interview is to determine the immigration status of the client. Permanent residents and ...
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