R. v. Nixon: The non-binding plea agreement
CBC writes, the “Supreme Court has never ruled on whether a prosecutor can cancel a plea deal.” In a unanimous Supreme Court decision by Justice Charron in R. v. Nixon,...
Monthly Archive: June 2011
R. v. Campbell: Is a Man’s Home Really His Castle?
The justices on the Court of Appeal for Ontario diligently erect an architectural analogy to better understand the legal issues at hand in R. v. Campbell. At the centre of...
R. v. Salmon: Proceedings Stayed Due To Fabricated Evidence
As the story goes, Mr. Salmon became involved with a 17-year-old woman, induced her to become a prostitute, and proceeded to claim the majority of her earnings. After approximately two weeks,...
R. v. O’Brien : Can the End Justify the Means?
The Globe & Mail calls the recent Supreme Court decision in R. v. O’Brien a “clash between liberal and conservative factions on the Supreme Court of Canada.” But this case...
