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September 2016 Appeal Court Review

September 2016 Appeal Court Review

  • September 20, 2016
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Highlights from the Ontario Court of Appeal: Crown misconduct, searching "abandoned" cars, and hearsay evidence both spoken and heard by the dead.

Criminal Justice
Text Messages and Privacy: Waiting for the Last Word from the Supreme Court

Text Messages and Privacy: Waiting for the Last Word from the Supreme Court

  • September 19, 2016
  • Alan D. Gold

In R. v. Marakah, 2016 ONCA 542, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled 2:1 that an accused has no reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of his own sent text messages found in another person's phone. H.S. Laforme J.A. dissented with power and eloquence. We await further direction from the Supreme Court.

Criminal Justice
June Appellate Court Review

June Appellate Court Review

  • June 24, 2016
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Crystal Tomusiak summarizes the latest criminal appellate court decisions.

Criminal Justice
June 6-Word SCC Review

June 6-Word SCC Review

  • June 24, 2016
  • Vincenzo Rondinelli

For this months SCC offerings in digestible fashion....

Criminal Justice
Group Privacy

Group Privacy

  • June 24, 2016
  • Alan D. Gold

Technology is changing the way we communicate - and with how many we communicate at any given time. Group emails and a myriad of other communication methods raise the question: can groups of people enjoy the traditional protections bestowed on "private" communication?

Criminal Justice
May 6-Word SCC Review

May 6-Word SCC Review

  • May 19, 2016
  • Vincenzo Rondinelli

For a pithy look at the SCC's recent releases, here is Enzo's monthly 6-word review.

Criminal Justice
Cell Tower Location Evidence

Cell Tower Location Evidence

  • May 19, 2016
  • Alan D. Gold

Alan Gold sheds light on this ubiquitous form of evidence, its possibilities, and its limitations.

Criminal Justice