Source: Vancouver police using same DNA technique that caught suspected Golden State Killer | CBC News
R. v. Le – The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that when police officers entered a private back yard without permission just to see what’s going on and arrest a person in that backyard for possession of firearms, cocaine and cash, that the arrest and detention was illegal and so egregious that they excluded from evidence the items seized by police. This means that you can enjoy your backyard BBQ this summer without police intervention. You might have thought that was always the case but apparently, police didn’t.
Source: R. v. Le – SCC Cases (Lexum)
BILL C-75 – There are good reasons why the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code are contentious. They are all bad ideas that won’t work as they expect.
A rundown of some of the particularly controversial changes the government may be considering
Source: From police evidence to jury selection, here’s where the Liberals are going with justice reform
BAD CRIMINAL LAWS – A 16-year-old girl, “S.K.,” was convicted of child pornography charges for taking a video of herself performing a sex act and sending it to a few of her close friends. Unintended consequences. Unexpected issues. “A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people.”
A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people
Source: A 16-Year-Old Girl Is Facing Child Pornography Charges for Making a Sex Video of Herself
BAD CRIMINAL LAWS – You cannot measure impairment by the level of THC or its metabolites in a body. Period. There is no scientific evidence to support our arbitrary criminal THC driving limit.
The researchers found no statistically significant relationship between testing positive for THC and contributing to accidents.
Source: New Car Crash Study Highlights the Irrationality of DUI Laws Based on THC in Drivers’ Blood
REVENGE PORN – Penalties are increasing as “judges are seeing this harm as extremely impactful”. Think twice first. It’s considered more serious than you think it is.
As technology plays a greater role in “revenge porn” cases, Canadian judges have issued harsher sentences as a deterrent, new research says.
Source: Judges issuing harsher revenge porn sentences in Canada | Law Times
FACEBOOK stores its data on servers in the United States. Can Canadian police access that data by a search warrant issued in Canada?
CAN YOU LEGALLY CHANGE LANES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION?
Immigration Consequences Of Canadian Criminal Offences – If you are not a Canadian citizen and have been charged with a criminal offence this is a good resource.
There are numerous grounds of inadmissibility contained in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 1 (IRPA). However, this article will focus on the grounds of criminal inadmissibility described in A36. Canada Immigration Dentons 23 May 2019
Source: Immigration Consequences Of Canadian Criminal Offences – Immigration – Canada
An Important Lesson For Law School Graduates: ‘Nobody Really Knows What They’re Doing. Nobody.’ – It’s not that we don’t know anything, it’s more that we don’t know everything. We’re are each very aware of that. Get used to it.
We are all making this up as we go along. You’re not alone.
Source: An Important Lesson For Law School Graduates: ‘Nobody Really Knows What They’re Doing. Nobody.’