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2014 Friday, July 25,

Stunt Driving in Ontario: A lawyer’s explanation of charges and defences

By |2025-06-12T22:18:28-04:00July 25th, 2014|

Stunt Driving and Racing in Ontario: charges, defences, and penalties explained by a defence lawyer. Over the years, our law firm has successfully defended many individuals charged with "stunt driving".  In [...]

2014 Friday, July 18,

Disincentives Towards Innocence: Wrongful Convictions at a Micro-Level

By |2017-06-22T12:13:41-04:00July 18th, 2014|

DISINCENTIVES TOWARDS INNOCENCE: A LOOK AT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN THE ONTARIO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (Sean Robichaud, 2004)*  * This is an older paper written many years ago.  However, it is still relevant today and seemed [...]

2014 Saturday, June 28,

Driving a Boat Impaired is the Same Offence as Driving a Car Impaired

By |2017-06-29T10:30:28-04:00June 28th, 2014|

Operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drug includes boats, jet-skis, ATVs, and other recreational vehicles. We explain the consequences. Cottage life is wonderful. As I write this article, we are [...]

2014 Wednesday, March 19,

What happens when police ask a suspect to participate in a polygraph (“lie detector”) test.

By |2019-06-15T10:46:33-04:00March 19th, 2014|

If police ask to participate in a polygraph (or "lie-detector") test, should someone do it? Disclaimer (a must read):  This article is for informational and academic purposes only.  This article cannot, and should [...]

2014 Monday, February 24,

“Under False Pretences”: How the Court Deals with Errors in Informations to Obtain Search Warrants

By |2019-03-01T06:53:19-05:00February 24th, 2014|

Search warrants, errors, omissions, and corroboration: a basic overview of what we look for as lawyers. To obtain a search warrant, police must present the issuing justice with sufficient information to satisfy the justice [...]

2014 Tuesday, January 21,

What is a Certiorari to Quash Committal for Trial?

By |2017-07-04T14:36:28-04:00January 21st, 2014|

What is a certiorari in a criminal proceeding? A Certiorari by definition is a request to a court to challenge a legal decision.  A Certiorari to Quash Committal in Ontario, specifically, is a request to the [...]