What You Should Know The Canadian Criminal Code, under the category of Firearms and Other Weapons provides an extensive list of offenses that relate to the use of devices that can be possessed with the intent of inflicting harm on
Can I Get Domestic Assault Charges Withdrawn in Ontario? What is Domestic Assault? Domestic assault is one of the most commonly accused crimes in Toronto. Assault combines the threat of violence with the perceived capacity to inflict injury. By definition, this means harm to the victim is not required
Trial before Trial and Other Matters of Media Madness So here it is, folks, barely a week or so into the Jian affair, and the knives, some blunt and others very pointed, have come out in full force. In Jian Ghomeshi, we have a very high-profile and well-loved entertainment personality
If Jian Ghomeshi is ultimately arrested for one or more sexual assaults in relation to the allegations that have recently gone viral in the media, he will be advised by his lawyer to keep his mouth shut, or, in legal parlance, to exercise his ‘right to remain silent’. Our constitution
Why he should have kept his mouth shut! As criminal defence lawyers, we are acutely aware of the constitutional right to remain silent, and the consequences of not exercising this important right. Even though this right exists, for the most part, in the context of criminal prosecutions, it provides helpful
The Conservative government’s new prostitution law- which will criminalize the buying of sex -smacks of hypocrisy, mean conservatism, paternalism, and a continuation of Harper’s nonsensical “tough-on-crime” morality agenda. This new law does nothing to protect the constitutional rights of persons who offer their bodies for money. Not only are these
One of the more frequent questions criminal lawyers have to field is about the accuracy and admissibility of the polygraph, commonly known as the lie detector machine. The myth that seems to hang on is that this device gets the lowdown on the truth and that if only an individual
Outrage Motivated by Political Correctness Don’t get us wrong, we abhor domestic violence. As criminal defence lawyers, we have represented numerous clients charged with assault. Including assaults committed against the accused's spouse, common-law, significant other, or child. The clients, mostly men, who have been convicted (or who have pleaded guilty) have
Driving on Fumes, aka The Perils of Pot What You Need to Know When Stopped by the Police As the criminal laws evolve and to some extent become liberalized with society`s changing attitudes to the consumption of marijuana, one thing is becoming clear: Driving under the influence ( DUI )
"Anonymity on the Internet is a critical component of Information Privacy" ; So says the Federal Privacy Commissioner after the release of the Supreme Court of Canada decision stating that police must obtain a search warrant to obtain basic subscriber information, including one’s IP address, when an officer suspects criminal activity.
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