British Columbia Supreme Court Releases Reference Decision on Polygamy – One...
PDF version: British Columbia Supreme Court Releases Reference Decision on Polygamy – One Alberta Connection Case comment on: Reference re: Criminal Code, s. 293, 2010 BCSC 1588 In 2005, Brian Seaman,...
View ArticleAlberta Court of Appeal Declines to Appoint Counsel in Extradition of Jorge Sosa
Decision considered: United States of America v Sosa, 2012 ABCA 56 Emma McAuliffe wrote a blog expressing reasons why Jorge Sosa should face war crimes charges in Canada before being extradited to the...
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PDF version: Mandatory Minimums and Lawyers’ Ethics Statute commented on: Safe Streets and Communities Act, Bill C-10, 60-61 Elizabeth II, Assented to March 13, 2012 Introduction This week the New...
View ArticleTransporting Liberty: A Right Not to be Deprived of Access to Public Transit?
PDF version: Transporting Liberty: A Right Not to be Deprived of Access to Public Transit? Case considered: R v S.A., 2012 ABQB 311, overturning 2011 ABPC 269 Section 7 of the Charter provides that...
View ArticleLeave to appeal granted in right to public transit case
PDF version: Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case Case commented on: R v S.A., 2012 ABCA 323 The S.A. case, which concerns the right to use public transit and the constitutionality...
View ArticleWhen does aggressive panhandling become robbery?
PDF version: When does aggressive panhandling become robbery? Case commented on: R v Ajang, 2012 ABCA 364 This case addresses the relationship between members of society who are homeless or poor, and...
View ArticleDomestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach
PDF version: Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach Case commented on: R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3 On Friday January 18, the Supreme Court released its decision in R v Ryan. In a...
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PDF version: A Charter Right to Search Google Decision considered: R v McKay, 2013 ABPC 13 The Internet has transformed society in so many ways. Even the ways we find information and the sources we...
View ArticleSelling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance
PDF version: Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance Case considered: Smith v St. Albert (City), 2012 ABQB 780 In January, 2013, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson...
View ArticleSupreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases
PDF version: Supreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases Cases Considered: R v Mack, 2012 ABCA 42, leave to appeal granted, April 11, 2013 (SCC); Métis Nation of Alberta...
View ArticleSafe Sites for Illegal Drug Consumption: In Need of Insight
PDF version: Safe Sites for Illegal Drug Consumption: In Need of Insight Legislation / case commented on: Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, First Session, Forty-first...
View ArticlePublication Bans in Police Mr. Big Operations
PDF version: Publication Bans in Police Mr. Big Operations013 Case commented on: R v NRR, 2013 ABQB 302. NRR was a youth who was being charged with two counts of second degree murder, one count of...
View ArticleRoundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario
PDF Version: Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario Cases Considered: Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43 On August 13, 2013, Faculty of Law hosted...
View ArticleBlurred Lines: The Need for Clear Criteria in the Sentencing of Sexual Assaults
PDF Version: Blurred Lines: The Need for Clear Criteria in the Sentencing of Sexual Assaults Case commented on: R v Sam, 2013 ABCA 174 What is a “major sexual assault” for the purposes of applying...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Cases: A Summer Snapshot
PDF Version: Domestic Violence Cases: A Summer Snapshot Cases commented on: R v Hooker, 2013 ABQB 271; R v Bandesha, 2013 ABCA 255 There were a number of reported Alberta cases involving domestic...
View ArticleProsecutorial Discretion and Solicitor-Client Costs
PDF Version: Prosecutorial Discretion and Solicitor-Client Costs Case commented on: R v Leonard, 2013 ABQB 531 In R v Leonard, 2013 ABQB 531, Justice Thomas awarded solicitor-client costs against the...
View ArticleBlind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities
PDF Version: Blind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities Case commented on: R v Myette, 2013 ABCA 371 To what degree should courts accommodate the circumstances of persons with...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal in Marital Rape Sentencing Case
PDF Version: Supreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal in Marital Rape Sentencing Case Case commented on: R v QJK, 2013 ABCA 244; leave to appeal to SCC dismissed November 21, 2013 On November 21, 2013 the...
View ArticleCelibate, Awake, and Alone: The Hallmarks of a Credible Sexual Assault Victim?
By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington PDF Version: Celibate, Awake, and Alone: The Hallmarks of a Credible Sexual Assault Victim? Case commented on: R v FY, 2013 ABQB 694 This post discusses a recent decision...
View ArticleDrug Paraphernalia Bylaw Upheld as Constitutional
By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Drug Paraphernalia Bylaw Upheld as Constitutional Case commented on: Smith v St. Albert (City), 2014 ABCA 76 University of Calgary Constitutional law students will...
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