2013 Friday, February 22,

Why bail matters: the example of Oscar Pistorius Bail

By |2016-10-24T11:59:17-04:00February 22nd, 2013|

Why bail matters: the case of Oscar Pistorius With all the recent coverage of the Pistorius allegations of murder, and the bail now wrapping up the fourth day of proceedings, the issue of bail has [...]

2013 Wednesday, February 20,

No password on your phone? Fair game for police to search on arrest: R. v. Fearon, Ont.C.A., Feb 20, 2013

By |2016-10-24T11:59:17-04:00February 20th, 2013|

The Case of Fearon: Police Given the Green Light to Search a Phone if not Password Protected. The case of R. v. Fearon, 2013 ONCA 106 sets out general guidelines for searching cell phones [...]

2013 Sunday, February 17,

Exercising your right to Google your criminal lawyer upon arrest

By |2016-10-24T11:59:18-04:00February 17th, 2013|

Do you have a right to Google a lawyer upon arrest?  Maybe. A recent decision from an Alberta Provincial Court has raised an interesting question for a person's to contact a lawyer in the age [...]

2013 Friday, February 15,

The case of R. v. J.W. and a refresher on the use of similar fact evidence

By |2016-10-24T11:59:18-04:00February 15th, 2013|

Similar Fact Evidence and the case of R. v. J.W. by the Ontario Court of Appeal. On February 14, 2013 the Court of Appeal for Ontario released the judgment of R. v. J.W. (2013 ONCA [...]

2013 Tuesday, February 12,

How do I get the Police to Destroy my Fingerprint Records?

By |2017-06-14T18:01:22-04:00February 12th, 2013|

Destroying fingerprints and records held by the police. If you have ever been charged with a crime, the police may have your fingerprints and other records on file. This can have serious implications on [...]