This is a pretty good article written by a non-criminal defence lawyer. It is, of course, written with a particular bias but if you’ve been charged with sexual assault it will give you some good insights into what you’re facing via Reasonable Doubt: Jian Ghomeshi news focuses attention on how court deals with sexual assault …
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Remembrance Day November 11th
After a prolonged era of relative peace that produced at least one generation that has not known war and as we sense as a country that we are entering a period of violent conflict there is no better time to reflect upon our past sacrifices to value what it has earned us and what we …
CRIMINAL LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION
I am proud to be a member of and proud of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association. When you hire a lawyer who’s a member you gain the benefit of the resources, experiences and history of a united organization of criminal lawyers, many past members who are presently Judges. Don’t you want us to have your back …
FINGERPRINT PHONE LOCKING – IS IT A USERNAME OR A PASSWORD?
Our Supreme Court has recently decided that police will require a search warrant to search a cell phone that is password protected, since a password indicates the user expects privacy. In this one case in Virginia the Judge decided that a fingerprint lock is a username and not a password. To my knowledge this has …
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DO YOU REALLY KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF A CONVICTION?
If you’re charged with a criminal offence and you don’t know the answer you better talk to a lawyer. Really. You better talk to a lawyer. Here’s one consequence – just one – that you probably didn’t know the details of …. and probably still won’t after reading this. Can I Cross The Border With …
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WHY STAND IN LINE FOR DUTY COUNSEL?
It amazes me every day when I walk into the court house and find people charged with criminal offences standing and waiting an hour or two in a long lineup to get a couple of minutes of time from duty counsel to get some generic perfunctory advice which doesn’t really relate to their specific circumstances …
WHAT ARE DRUG LAWS REALLY FOR?
Most Canadians are not aware that our drug laws originated in the early 20th century to discourage Chinese immigration. “A “drug” was that which could not be legally possessed; if it could be, then it was not a drug at all, but a medicine, a drink, or a smoke. The battle to eliminate a drug …
FALSE GUILTY PLEA TO MURDER
False guilty plea to murder. Why does this happen? An investigator and others “coerced Simon into making a video taped confession, threatened him with the death penalty, pretended to have a witness to him committing the crime and promised him lucrative book deals.” The result of a draconian unyielding system. And the murderer goes free. …
FALSE GUILTY PLEAS IN DRUG CASES
False guilty pleas in drug cases. Hundreds of them in Texas in the last 10 years. How could and why would so many innocent people plead guilty? The war on drugs, draconian jail sentences and aggressive prosecutors. Get threatened with a life destroying jail sentence if you plead not guilty or offered a shorter one …
SEXUAL ASSAULT LAW IN CANADA – 30 YEARS OF CHANGE
Yes, it is biased, but it’s a pretty good succinct review of how our laws on rape and sexual assault have changed, or not, in the past 30 years. Sexual assault law in Canada: What women need to know | rabble.ca.