Matlow Miller Cummins Thrasher LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
The Court of Appeal recently rejected an accused’s appeal against conviction in circumstances where police executed a warrant on Mr. Albert Brown’s residence and located a large quantity of cocaine. The investigating officer testified that a pair of pants that were found on the floor
The recently released decision in R. v. Doyon reinforces the importance of an accused being released from custody on reasonable terms after being charged with a criminal offence. The accused was charged with impaired operation and over .08. She had no previous criminal record and
R. v. Krzehlik, a decision released by the Ontario Court of Appeal on March 16, 2015, is a cautionary tale for any person who is arrested and detained pending a show-cause bail hearing. In this case, the accused pleaded guilty to assaulting his spouse using
On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada, by unanimous decision, released its decision in Carter v. Canada to determine the constitutionality of the Criminal Code provision that prohibits an individual assisting another in taking his/her life. The Supreme Court struck down s. 241
The proliferation of illicit drugs in our community makes the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Pammett timely. This decision was released in January 2015. The Court had to determine the scope of forfeiture that should be ordered on account of the Crown’s
Bill 31, which is at second reading in the provincial legislature, will amend the Highway Traffic Act to increase the fine for handling a cell phone, or other handheld device, while driving, to a minimum of $300 and not more than $1000. Fines imposed in
The Supreme Court just released a decision on searching cell phones of persons under arrest. Searches of cell phones are permitted without a warrant provided the search is incidental, or tied to the arrest of the person. As well, the search must be of “recently
CTV Kitchener The last legal hurdle facing Waterloo Regional Police Const. Jeremy Snyder has been cleared. Snyder was charged with sexual assault in 2012 following an off-duty incident. He was acquitted of that charge in January, and the last Police Act charge against him was