Is the New NCR Defense Law Too Little, Too Late?
Murder in Shoppers Drug Mart An apparently random stabbing amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas shoppers and downtown professionals stunned the City of Toronto. Rosemarie Junor was making a...
Category: NCR
R v Campione: Nature of “Moral Wrongness” for NCR Defences Affirmed at ONCA
In R v Campione, 2015 ONCA 67 [Campione], the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) affirmed its earlier understanding and formulation of the concept of “moral wrongness” as it relates to NCR defences. The...
With Divided Medical Evidence in NCR Case, ONCA is Deferent to Jury: R v Downs
The not criminally responsible (“NCR”) regime is currently the subject of media and public scrutiny, with the proposed reforms of Bill C-14 (formerly C-54; Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act) in...
Li: Mental Disorders and Criminal Responsibility
The verdict in the horrific Greyhound bus slaying case is expected today. The trial ended yesterday with both the Crown and the Defense seeking that the accused, Vince Li, be...
