Weekly criminal law update – Oct. 31, 2022

I’ve missed a few weeks. My apologies. To subscribe to the mailing list (link). Check out my recent blog posts: Manufacturing Guilt: Wrongful Convictions – Moldofsky Law, Open Letter to Justice Minister Shandro RE: Legal Aid Alberta Funding – Moldofsky Law, Ghomeshi, Guilt and Gullibility – Moldofsky Law, and The train wreck that is Legal …

Manufacturing Guilt: Wrongful Convictions

We’ve all had clients convicted of crimes when we were sure of their innocence. I have two as I stand here. I can remember them, and they haunt me. You wonder, was it my fault? And you’re bound to blame yourself. In the two cases that haunt me, I have no doubt it was my …

Weekly criminal law update – Oct. 9, 2022

To subscribe to the mailing list (link). Brand new SCC decision in R. v. Schneider, 2022 SCC 34, overturning a murder acquittal on the basis of hearsay (overheard “confession” devoid of context), appearing to distinguish (or overrule) its previous decision in R. v. Ferris, 1994 CanLII 31 (SCC). See Lawyer’s Daily. Appeal bail granted by …