The ReeveLaw Blog – Page 47 – Criminal Defence Law Blog

EXCELLENT ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER

1. You Do Not Know Anything. 2. You Know More Than You Think. 3. It is Okay to Feel Nervous. 4. Never Answer a Question Immediately. 5. Get a Life. 6. Find Your Best-Before Date. 7. Be Kind. 8. Stay Open to New Things. 9. Speak the Truth. 10. Enjoy Yourself.

https://supremeadvocacy.ca/2020/07/29/what-i-learned-as-a-lawyer/

WE NEED A COMPLETE RETHINK OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

“Criminal justice reform has been a historically difficult thing to implement successfully, yet Norway has proven that these reforms can be tremendously effective if implemented properly. Canada still has a long way to go in the transition from retributive to rehabilitative prisons and demilitarizing police.”

https://www.mironline.ca/norways-lessons-for-canada-justice-system-reform/

Court of Appeal rejects lower court’s finding that accused in sexual assault lacked credibility. – The eternal search for truth is often ethereal. Credibility is in the eye of the beholder. Trials are risky endeavours.

Court of Appeal rejects lower court’s finding that accused in sexual assault lacked credibility

https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/criminal/court-of-appeal-rejects-lower-courts-finding-that-accused-in-sexual-assault-lacked-credibility/331764?utm_source=GA&utm_medium=20200723&utm_campaign=Newsletter-20200723&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

Ban on conditional sentences for some offences unconstitutional, court rules – This is a fresh breeze blowing away the Harper cobwebs.

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/ban-on-conditional-sentences-for-some-offences-unconstitutional-court-rules-1.24175862

“”crime” is not an especially useful way of talking about social harms” – It won’t be good for business but it will be much better for society.

Image: Larry Farr/Unsplash

https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/07/heres-why-we-can-abolish-most-criminal-justice-system-now

PLEASE CUT YOUR LAWN RESPONSIBLY – Yes, a riding lawnmower is a “conveyance” which you shouldn’t normally be taking on the road anyway. And yes, an e-bike is also a “conveyance”. So is a canoe.

Experts say that people should clear their yards of any major objects or debris and keep kids and pets away when mowing the lawn.

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario-man-suspected-of-riding-lawnmower-while-drunk-charged-1.5034113

“PROACTIVELY ARRESTING PEOPLE” and “RANDOM DETAINMENT’ are NOT policies that we ever want to hear.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf speaks during a press conference on the actions taken by Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security agents in Portland during continued protests at the US Customs and Border Patrol headquarters on July 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Chad Wolf