https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-premiers-call-for-reverse-onus-on-bail-after-killing-of-opp-officer/
Author archives: Dennis Reeve
A criminologist sets the factual record straight about police calls for criminal law reform.
A basic principle underlying cross-examination.
DESPITE THE UNDERSTANDABLE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO THE KILLING OF A POLICE OFFICER IN THE LINE OF DUTY, CANADA’S BAIL SYSTEM IS NOT BROKEN.
Let us not forget that a Judge issued a warrant for that man’s arrest last September. That arrest warrant had been in the hands of the police for 4 months. #police #canada #bail #arrest
SHOULD THE LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO CONDUCT ITS DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS ACCORDING TO CRIMINAL COURT PRINCIPLES?
In A Criminal Court, A Judge Can Only Reject A Joint Submission On Sentence Where Accepting It Would Bring The Administration Of Justice Into Disrepute Or Is Otherwise Contrary To The Public Interest. If A Judge Does Reject Such A Joint Submission He/she Is Supposed To Give The Accused The Opportunity To Withdraw The Plea …
PSA – BEWARE OF GIFT CARD FRAUDS THIS SEASON
A CRIMINAL TRIAL IS A HIGHLY STRUCTURED PROCEEDING – As a small example, here are some “rules” you need to know when addressing a jury.
OSGOODE HALL GARDEN – If you’ve never walked through, rested or enjoyed the 200 year old trees in the garden of Osgoode Hall at the corner of the downtown intersection of University Avenue and Queen Street, stop sometime and take notice.
“no amount of lawyering is going to uncover facts which simply are not true”
YORK REGIONAL POLICE improperly recorded surveillance evidence from 2011 to 2021. This evidence was not disclosed to the defence in any of those cases. If this affects you or your clients you may want to take action. #police #surveillance #criminalcase #disclosure
https://yorklaw.ca/resources/Documents/2022-11-16%20Letter%20to%20CLA%20Nov%2016%2022.pdf