Robson Crim Legal Blog

With over 23 billion text messages sent globally each day—270,000 messages per second—and 2.52 billion people using messaging apps, digital communication has not only transformed how people connect but also how evidence is gathered in courtrooms. In R v Aslami, the Ontario Court of Appeal tackled the intricate issues surrounding text messages as evidence, highlighting the risks of relying on electronic communications to establish guilt or innocence.

With over 23 billion text messages sent globally each day—270,000 messages per second—and 2.52 billion people using messaging apps, digital communication has not only transformed how people connect but also how evidence is gathered in courtrooms.In R v Aslami, the Ontario Court of Appeal tackled the intricate issues surrounding text messages as evidence, highlighting the risks of relying on electronic communications to establish guilt or innocence.