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In 1996, while dancing at home with his girlfriend’s infant son, Tyler, in his arms, twenty-three-year-old Bernard Doyle tripped and fell. Tyler fell on construction tools that were scattered around the floor of the apartment, with Mr. Doyle landing on top of him. In spite of immediately receiving medical attention, Tyler’s injuries were too severe; he died in the hospital the next day. Mr. Doyle was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

The case R. v. Papasotiriou-Lanteigne provides a detailed examination of the admissibility of hearsay evidence, with a particular focus on the principle of threshold liability. In 2018, the defendants were convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice. As the case proceeded to appeal in October of 2022, the trial judge revisited his decision to admit hearsay evidence presented by the defence.

Public debate about bail reform is often driven by the most sensational cases. In this episode of the  Robson Hall Criminal Law Podcast , criminal defence lawyer  Wendy Martin-White  brings a grounded, front-line perspective to what bail looks like day-to-day in Manitoba—and where the real pressure points are. The discussion shows a system that is not “broken,” but strained: shaped by limited resources, unrealistic conditions that can funnel people back into custody, and the

by the Digital Knowledge Mobilization Team at Robson Hall Introduction: More Than Just Getting Tough Public concern over crime is a constant and pressing issue across Canada, and in a climate of heightened anxiety, the call for government to “get tough” is a familiar refrain. It’s easy to assume that any new bail reform is simply a political response to that call—a straightforward tightening of the rules. However, a recent, in-depth explanation from Canada’s Justice Minister

By: Austin Lees and Sean White     Introduction:   Since the early 2000s, we have witnessed social media's rapid rise and integration...