Robson Crim Legal Blog

Peremptory Challenges: Are They Really the Problem? - Anna Kozak

A Feminist Critique of the Supreme Court's Recent Discourse Surrounding Consent in Kirkpatrick

R v Wong: Affidavit of Subjective Hindsight a Useless Boilerplate Inhibiting Substantive Scrutiny

A Positive Step Forward: Discussing the Youth Criminal Justice Act and it’s Sentencing

Balancing Justice with Cultural Competency: The Advantages of Elder Participation in Criminal Trials

Blindsided with Private Records on the Stand: The New 2018 Rules

R v Stanley and Evidentiary Shortcomings

The Dangers of AI – Implications of Deepfakes in Admission of Evidence - Scott Groot

The Future of the Electroencephalography Test in Criminal Law - Matt Reimer

HIV Non-disclosure - Meseret Alem Kahsay

A Critique of the SCC Ruling in R v Bissonnette: Is Rehabilitation for All Murderers?

R v Tessier: Police Caution & The Confession Rule - Vicky Liu

R v Brown: Think Before You Get High - Tobey Xiang

The Case for Expanding Section 81 Indigenous Healing Lodges in Canada - Moira Kennedy

The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure: A Small Step Forward, Miles to go - Lisa Hayden

Wrongful Convictions: Is Canada’s Justice Broken? - Kirsten Nynych

Common Law Police Powers Should Scare You - Cody Buhay

It’s 2022, We Should Know What Consent Is - Maria Garcia Manzano

HIV Non-disclosure and R v Murphy - Stefan Kriening

Forfeiture en Lieu: Making Sure Crime Does Not Pay - Brent Tichon

Do as I Say, Not as I’ve Done: The Role of Community Service in Deterrence and Denunciation

He Said, She Said… but Video Recording Shows: R. v. Anobis and the Case for Body Cameras in Winnipeg

The Law and HIV Non-Disclosure - Kelci Legg

Moral Considerations in Opposition to Jurisprudence - Brandon Latawiec

The Defence of Provocation - Is There a Place for it in Modern Law? - Gillian Findlay

The Negative Consequences of Legislative Inaction on the Automatism Defence - Jordan Wagner

The Instruments of Crime: Clubhouses, Hells Angels, Civil Forfeiture and the BC Court of Appeal

R v J.J. — Addressing Systemic Barriers to Justice in Sexual Offences - Madeline Comeau

Mistakes of Law: Should Evidence be Excluded? - Alec Borger

To Prosecute or Not: The Criminal Law and HIV Non-disclosure - Brandon Leverick

Plea-se Bargain Carefully: Balancing the Expediency of Plea Bargaining with the Rights of an Accused

Lack of Presumption of Innocence: The Jake Virtanen Allegations - Hayden Yaremko

Lessons from Waraich on Police Camera Footage as Video Evidence - Anna Evans-Boudreau

The Court's Flawed Reliance on Demeanour Evidence - Seth Lozinski

A Glimmer of Hope: A Critical Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision in R. v. Bissonnette

Privacy Law in the Policing Context - Reshmin Randhawa

The Link Between Racism and Police Education - Preet Randhawa

Further Research is Needed to Determine What Impact PTSD has on a Police Officer's Ability to Serve

R v Gessen: Stripping the Police of Harmful Systemic Practices - Bruna Maciel

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Residency Requirement for Winnipeg Police Officers -Brittney Macht

A Strict Approach to the Procurement of Child Prostitutes in Manitoba - Noah Lesiuk

Privacy in Peril: A Lack of Clarity from the Courts - Seth Lozinski

R. v. Stairs and our Imperiled Privacy - Matt Reimer

New Year; New Ideas – Contemplating the Fundamental Freedom of Conscience

Exigent Circumstances: The Demand for Fiercer Protection of Privacy Interests - Brittney Macht

“Where is the Framework?”: A Criticism of Investigative Detention in Canada - Robert Johnstone

The Information Age - Harrison Gray

Modifications to the Standard for Warrantless Searches Incident to Arrest - Anonymous

The Inadequacies of an NCRMD Defense For Offenders with a Mental Illness - Seth Lozinski

R v Regasa: Female Victim Blaming by Judges - Devan Vercaigne