Criminal
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March 28, 2025
Yukon Appeal Court decision sheds light on deleterious effects of harsh jail conditions
In determining the length of parole ineligibility for assigning one convicted of second-degree murder, should harsh pretrial jail conditions be used in the calculation? That was the question on the table to be decided by the Yukon Court of Appeal when a man convicted of second-degree murder made a return appearance.
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March 28, 2025
APPEALS - Grounds - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence
Appeal by appellant Stump from his conviction for sexual interference on grounds that trial judge misapprehended evidence and applied improper standards of scrutiny when assessing complainant’s and appellant’s evidence.
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March 28, 2025
Release of O’Connor report is a good start, but there’s a long way to go to | Anita Szigeti
Seventy thousand legal professionals governed by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) were surprised to hear that the society had finally decided to release the report of Dennis O’Connor examining the raise their CEO got without convocation’s approval last summer.
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March 28, 2025
Manitoba corrections needs to better prepare inmates for freedom: auditor general
Manitoba’s auditor general has found the province’s corrections officials are falling short in preparing inmates for release.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.
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March 27, 2025
Time for ‘made in Canada’ criminal justice | Catherine Latimer
It is unlikely that much-needed criminal justice system reforms will be included in any party platform for the 2025 federal election. There is nevertheless the possibility of linking positive reforms in the criminal justice system to current priorities.
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March 27, 2025
‘A bit of a mystery’ as to what Alberta hopes to accomplish with infrastructure law: legal expert
Alberta’s government has introduced legislation to amend several laws already on the books — but one aspect of the province’s move is being noted as much more controversial than the other.
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March 27, 2025
SENTENCING - Homicide - Second degree murder - Imprisonment - Parole ineligibility
Appeal by Sheepway from life sentence with 13 years of parole ineligibility following a conviction for second-degree murder.
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March 27, 2025
Unreliable (perhaps) sexting evidence should often be admitted | Peter Sankoff and Steven Penney
In our view, Reimer shows no lack of understanding of sexting, nor does it undermine the rape shield law. On the contrary, it is a rigorous application of evidentiary principles that should serve as a model for future cases.
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March 27, 2025
The problem with immigration detention | John L. Hill
Many Canadians are feeling apprehensive since the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. We fear for our economy with on-again, off-again threats of tariffs. We become angered at suggestions of annexation to become the 51st state. Few of us have felt the oppression of concerted state action affecting our daily lives.