Case Alert: R v Polusmiak, 2022 PECA 8
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines R v Polusniak, 2022 PECA 8, a case about section 10(b) and how to treat a detainee who
17/02/2023
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Case Alert: R v Aube, 2022 NBCA 65
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff considers the impact of a new provision in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act designed to avoid convictions for
10/02/2023
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Case Alert: R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff profiles the Supreme Court’s decision in R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2, where it explores the constitutionality of mandatory
03/02/2023
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Case Alert: R v Caron, 2022 QCCA 1550
Can a person be charged with aiding an offence where they clearly assisted in criminal activity, though there is no proof that activity was completed? In
27/01/2023
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Case Alert: R v Penton, 2022 NLCA 47
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff Professor Sankoff looks at R v Penton, 2022 NLCA 47, a rare decision on the offence of causing a
20/01/2023
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Case Alert: R v Myers, 2022 NSCA 69
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines R v Myers, 2022 NSCA 69, a great decision on how inventory searches should be controlled to avoid
13/01/2023
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Case Alert: R v Charles, 2022 QCCA 1013
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff considers the Quebec Court of Appeal decision in R v Charles, 2022 QCCA 1013, which address the reliability
06/01/2023
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Case Alert: R v JR, 2022 YKCA 9
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines R v JR, 2022 YKCA 9. He adds another case to his Cabinet of Curiosities series, the Case
30/12/2022
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Case Alert: R v Santos, 2022 SKCA 50
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the case of R v Santos, 2022 SKCA 50, a wonderful case on what’s needed to lawfully arrest,
23/12/2022
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Case Alert: R v Beaver, 2022 SCC 54
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines examines another tough SCC decision, the 5-4 majority in R v Beaver, 2022 SCC 54, which affects how courts
16/12/2022
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Case Alert: R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 which considers how parity and
02/12/2022
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Case Alert: R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37
In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the Supreme Court’s decision in R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37, which explores how to address sentencing recommendations, where
25/11/2022
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