ONTARIO COURT CRIMINAL LAW STATISTICS for the last year.

There is a lot of information here about the operations of our courts. It’s interesting to note that 86.4% of all cases are resolved without setting a trial date and of those trials scheduled 66.5% do not for whatever reason actually have a trial.

http://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/files/stats/crim-mod/2016-Q3-Crim-Mod.pdf

DRUNK SHAMING -Toronto police officer who lost gun now faces drunk driving charge | Toronto Star

With the YRP wanting to publish names of persons charged with impaired driving to shame them, we should see more of this published. “In August 2015, Petrie was convicted of four misconduct charges under Ontario’s Police Services Act in connection to the loss of his Toronto police service weapon — a gun believed to have been stolen from the trunk of his car while he shopped at Home Depot and the LCBO, or while the car was parked on the street outside his home.” Now he “is facing impaired driving charges after being involved in a single vehicle collision while off-duty.”

It’s the second time in the last two years that Sgt. Kyle Petrie has been before the Toronto police disciplinary tribunal.

Source: Toronto police officer who lost gun now faces drunk driving charge | Toronto Star

THC vs. CBD -Medicinal marijuana: Everything You Need To Know About Cannabidiol

If you thought medicinal marijuana was a scam to open the door to recreational legalization the opportunity to actually scientifically study the plant has revealed a whole lot more benefits than we thought. “Until we address the legal and political barriers that prevent us from exploring cannabis as medicine, our opened doors will remain unexplored.”

Source: CBD: Everything You Need To Know About Cannabidiol

WHEN A JUROR GOES BAD – Gay man who was mocked by juror on radio has charges stayed | Toronto Star

“The reasonable observer would expect that a person who comes before the courts would be treated with dignity and respect, and not be publicly ridiculed by the person judging him,”

Jury foreman made homophobic jokes about the Toronto trial on the Dean Blundell Show.

Source: Gay man who was mocked by juror on radio has charges stayed | Toronto Star

The Hamilton judge who wore a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat in court has been banned from trying cases | Toronto Star

Is this a mountain or a molehill? What do you think?

Justice Bernd Zabel, who declared his support for Donald Trump in court, is no longer presiding in court, according to a spokeswoman for the Ontario Court of Justice.

Source: The Hamilton judge who wore a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat in court has been banned from trying cases | Toronto Star