APPEAL WATCH: When Are Acquittals Appropriate on Appeal?
In R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152 [Bouvette] the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (BCCA) set aside a guilty plea and ordered a stay of proceedings where the Crown...
Author: Jeremy Vyn
APPEAL WATCH: SCC to Rule on Admissibility of Accuseds’ Criminal Records
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon give direction to lower courts on how to assess the prejudicial and probative value of permitting an accused’s criminal record to be...
APPEAL WATCH: SCC to Opine on Fitness to Stand Trial Test
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (“ONCA”) has re-emphasised that capacity for rational decision-making has no place in the test for fitness to stand trial. In its ruling in R...
How Long is Too Long? SCC Interprets “Forthwith” Requirement for Breath Sample Demands
In R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9 [Breault], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) settled a long-running dispute regarding the flexibility of the immediacy requirement in situations where a police...
