Criminal Defence Law Blog
We are very accustomed to determining impairment due to alcohol consumption than we are with other drugs, as we’ve been able to study the effects of alcohol legally for a long time and the effects of alcohol are consistent and predictable. Not so with a plethora of various other drugs. It may well be impossible …
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Durham Police Constable Edgar is also a director of an unlicensed marijuana dispensary. I wonder if he arrests and charges his customers for unlawful possession after he sells it to them? Source: Cop director of unlicensed pot dispensary
No. Selling sexual services is legal but purchasing them is illegal. “The Conservative government (introduced legislation which) targets demand by criminalizing buyers and purveyors of prostitution, including pimps, traffickers and anyone who publishes advertising for the sale of sexual services but it failed to fully decriminalize prostitutes. Instead, it maintained criminal sanctions against those who …
TEXT MESSAGES ARE NOT PRIVATE – You may intend text messages to be private and police may need a warrant to search your phone but the “Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that sent text messages seized from a recipient’s phone can be used as evidence against the sender in court.” You lose the aspect …
It seems that a lot of people have difficulty understanding the concept of what consent is and what it is not, in terms of sexual activity. If you’re not sure, you should read this. Ahead of the biggest drunken party night of the year, Samantha Gold takes a look at Canada’s consent laws Source: The …
This article does a pretty good job of laying out the sex crimes landscape in Canada however there are 3 comments to make. 1. The age of consent is 16 however if you’re paying for or providing compensation for the sexual activity the age of consent rises to 18 years old. Beware of this quirk. …
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The 2015 Martin’s annotated criminal code and related statutes runs 2,079 pages. The 2015 supplement of amendments adds 87 more pages. It is amended and added to numerous times each year. It is riddled with “outdated, unenforceable and unconstitutional” laws. It has become so complex and confusing it is difficult, even for experts, to apply …
This Florida Judge jailed the victim in a domestic assault case for not showing up at trial and testifying. As well as the public outrage, “The Florida Supreme Court said her (Judge) behavior was “intolerable” and gave people the impression that she was siding with the prosecution.” The Judge was reprimanded and has to take …
FENTANYL ADDICTION: I’ve written about this a few times as the plague of fentanyl addiction sweeps the nation. This is Kati’s story. “Well, at first it was fun, right? It was just for fun,” As she talks, the blood starts to seep through her makeup. I try not to stare at the red stain growing …
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