Criminal Defence Law Blog
1. Arrested persons should be given a first appearance date of approximately 1 month to give a reasonable time to retain counsel. 2. First appearance calendars should be divided into time slots, of say 15 minutes apart. 3. Police divisions can be given specific time periods on certain days of the week for …
Continue reading “MY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE RE-OPENING OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS”
As the court is set for limited in-person re-opening, matters that were originally scheduled for March to August will be further administratively adjourned to a specific date in mid-September. https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/notices-and-orders-covid-19/notice-june-25-2020/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadian-prisons-in-the-time-of-covid-19-recommendations-for-the/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/darya-selinevich-drunk-driving-charge-1.5623595 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/darya-selinevich-drunk-driving-charge-1.5623595
https://www.canadalandshow.com/no-intoxication-is-not-a-legitimate-defence-for-sexual-assault-in-ontario/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/impaired-driving-fatalities-drinking-saskatchewan-1.5621723
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/62-year-old-man-dead-after-police-involved-shooting-in-mississauga-siu-investigating-1.4993281
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkygwy/canadian-police-killed-rodney-levi-second-indigenous-person-in-a-week
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/n7wn4z/police-killed-a-young-woman-in-new-brunswick-during-wellness-check?utm_source=stylizedembed_vice.com&utm_campaign=n7wzdd&site=vice
“RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said the force doesn’t have a systemic racism problem and she “struggles” with the term.” Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wzdd/dashcam-video-shows-police-jump-tackling-punching-indigenous-chief