R. v. Layton: Questioning Lifchus “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”
Defining the Criminal Standard of Proof A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court released judgment in R. v. Layton, 2009 SCC 36, an appeal seeking definitive instruction on how trial...
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Adjournment: The Only Remedy Available for Late Disclosure as Provided in R. v. Bjelland
The accused’s right to make a full answer and defence as well as the right to full disclosure has been brushed aside by the SCC in its recent ruling in...
Reconsidering Kapp – An Unintended Barrier To Future Equality Claims?
R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41, was a s. 15 Charter challenge to British Columbia’s issuing of communal fishing licences to aboriginal bands. The majority of the Supreme Court decided...
Becoming Justices Blackmun and Sotomayor
On the Eve of Confirmation As of this writing, the full United States Senate has begun deliberating the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Hispanic and only third...
