R. v. Luke, Ontario Court of Justice, July 16, 2019
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2019/2019oncj514/2019oncj514.html The Court found that the unavailability of a conditional discharge, for a young Aboriginal first offender, in the case of ...
Charges Dismissed Due to Delay in Medical Treatment in Jail
R. v. Ugbaja 2019 ONSC 96. The Ontario Superior Court dismissed charges of importation of heroin, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and dangerous driving. The Court found that the ...
Police Video Surveillance of Residence Requires Warrant
R. v. Flintroy, British Columbia Supreme Court, February 20, 2019. The Court found that the police should have obtained a warrant before setting up a video camera, from a public area, to tape the ...
Police “Pinging” Cell Phone Without Warrant Illegal
R. v. Day, Newfoundland Provincial Court, November 28, 2018. The police discontinued a high speed arrest of a person who had an outstanding arrest warrant. The person was then located after the ...
Court Excludes Statement to Police
R. v. White, 2019 ONSC 32. The Court excluded the statement of the accused on the basis that it was not proven to have been a voluntary statement. The Court was concerned about the persistence of ...
R. v. Shergill
Ontario Court of Justice, January 24, 2019. The police sought an order compelling someone to provide the password for their cellular phone. The Court refused the order and indicated that such an ...
COURT DISMISSES TRIVIAL BREACH OF RESTRAINING ORDER
R. v. Arsenault, Ontario court of Justice, April 6, 2018 The accused was charged with violating a restraining order by sending a text to a third party; the text indicated that the third party ...
COURT MAKES FINDING OF RACIAL PROFILING
R. v. Byrnes, Ontario Court of Justice, April 4, 2018 In this case the Court recognized that racial profiling will rarely be admitted, and will more likely be established by circumstantial ...