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Archive For Entries On Spencer (2007)

Spencer: Has The Confessions Rule Changed… Again?

In R. v. Spencer, 2007 SCC 11, released last month, the Supreme Court revisits the confessions rule, yet again. Although the SCC does not suggest that its judgment overrules any of its existing cases, there is a real danger that the decision will be taken as doing exactly that. This would be a shame. Absent [...]