Robson Crim Legal Blog

In R v Hart, Cromwell JA stated that the cross-examination process is a “cornerstone of the adversarial trial process… [and that] it is an important vehicle for the discovery of truth. The decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) in R v King adds an additional layer of protection for accused persons of Indigenous ancestry. The newfound precedential impact of R v King, as it relates to the Corbett applications of Indigenous accused persons, is ultimately the subject of i

Generally, written evidence of a complainant’s sexual activity is presumed inadmissible, as it runs afoul of the Criminal Code s. 276. Such evidence can be admitted, but it requires the judge to carefully consider several factors prior to admission. Popularity of dating applications like Tinder, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between communications referencing a complainant’s prior sexual activity and communications that are part of the sexual activity

It seems like every few weeks (or perhaps less) we are informed through news media of a fresh new instance of someone who has been...

Robson Hall, one of Canada's oldest law schools, has undergone a recent period of growth in its criminal law offerings. Robson Hall now...