‘Sexts’ as Evidence of Future Likelihood to Consent: Implications of R v Reimer by C Bellows
Sexual assault cases present uniquely challenging evidentiary issues due to the threat of prejudicial reasoning against the complainant. While Parliament and the courts have settled on a progressive legal framework to reflect these concerns, the application of these laws can vary considerably where the evidence suggests an intention of the complainant to consent.R v Reimer recognized that a complainant’s past sexual relations may be relevant to the issue of consent.
R v Sanderson – A Miscarriage of Justice?
Rules governing the use of evidence are critical components to ensuring the credibility and fairness of the trial process. In the criminal justice system, evidentiary rules are critical to ensuring that defence counsel can properly defend the accused. This is a fundamental principle of the criminal justice system. The case R v Sanderson highlights why credible forensic evidence and witness testimony are critical to upholding the integrity of the justice system.
R v Trochym and the Use of Forensic Hypnosis (Part 2/2) - Samantha Harvey
R v Trochym The case of R v Trochym follows the murder of a young woman in 1992. Police investigators found the body of Donna Hunter,...
R v Trochym and the Use of Forensic Hypnosis (Part 1/2) - Samantha Harvey
I. Introduction The Society of Psychological Hypnosis defines hypnosis as a “state of consciousness involving focused attention and...
The Unclear Picture of Social Media Evidence
Prof Lisa Silver just published this brilliant paper in our new MLJ! The result is a fascinating paper that explores the role of the ever...
