Criminal Defence Law Blog
There are strict guidelines about when a careless driving charge can be offered to resolve an impaired/80+ charge and the terms of the sentence are significant.
Decriminalization or legalization? “A Canadian approach, in short—recognizing that Portugal’s model is now 20 years old and that thinking has moved forward dramatically—might go far beyond Portugal by dismantling the sustaining structures of racialized prohibition.”
“As long as police can arrest a youth and lay the charge of simple possession, the health risks we’ve each seen in social work, the emergency room and legal aid will remain unchanged.”
A neglected area of zoom transition. “ACTs have been complaining about some of the issues noted above for a long time, but the move to “distance” hearings via Zoom or telephone is shining a very strong light on a systemic lack of care and indicates a culture of indifference regarding transcripts.”
“Other planned initiatives include the digitization of the provincial criminal justice system.”
“We need to recognize that the criminal justice system has been tasked to solve all of society’s ills, including mental illness, drug addiction, family breakdown, joblessness, and spontaneous violence as well as the terrible crimes committed by the few.” This has to stop.
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