APPEAL WATCH: Uneven Scrutiny and Twin Myth Safeguards – A Cry for Clarity
Earlier in February of 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave to hear the appeal of British Columbia Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) case R v Kinamore, 2023 BCCA...
Category: Defences
APPEAL WATCH: R v Pan, a legally messy murder
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has granted leave to appeal the long and complex case of R v Pan 2023 ONCA 362 [Pan]. At trial, four co-accused – Jennifer...
Appeal Watch: What is ‘Reasonable Self-Defence’?
Canada’s self-defence laws, which were recently reformed to provide greater clarity for that defence, have stirred up new uncertainty. In R v Hodgson, 2022 NUCA 9, the Court of Appeal...
Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code declared “of no force and effect” in R v Brown
In May 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC” or the “Court”) released two important decisions in R v Brown, 2022 SCC 18 [Brown] and its companion case, R...
