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61847.01eThis paper provides a review of case law relating to section 258 of the Criminal Code of Canada. The paper is intended to provide defence counsel with practical arguments and authorities to advocate for a criminal standard for service of certificates. This paper was presented at the Impaired Driving – The Changing Landscape seminar held in September 2012. This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF. Click here to view some sample pages.
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61847.01cThis paper is a case study of R v Flight, 2012 ABQV 285, a successful summary conviction appeal by the Crown from a trial acquittal. The author, defence counsel at trial and on appeal, provides excerpts of the appeal memoranda and Court of Appeal decision to demonstrate the intricacies of a typical care or control case. This paper was presented at the Impaired Driving – The Changing Landscape seminar held in September 2012. This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF. Click here to view some sample pages.
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61847.01bThis paper discusses the new breath-testing equipment being used in Canada, including the Intoxilyzer 8000C, the Intox ECIR II and the Alco-Sensor FST. This paper was presented at the Impaired Driving – The Changing Landscape seminar held in September 2012. This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF. Click here to view some sample pages.
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61847.01aThis paper analyzes case law involving impairment by drug, as opposed to those involving alcohol or alcohol and drug in combination. The author also discusses the changes to drug impairment law, found in section 254 of the Criminal Code of Canada, as well as regulations regarding drug recognition examinations. This paper was presented at the Impaired Driving – The Changing Landscape seminar held in September 2012. This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF. Click here to view some sample pages.
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61826.02bThis paper was drawn from materials presented at the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Proceeds program held in February 2012. It is designed as a starting point for counsel when faced with prosecuting or defending a wiretap case, assisting in identifying non-Charter issues.
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61826.02aThis paper was drawn from materials presented at the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Proceeds program held in February 2012. It covers issues that commonly arise as a result of improper execution of a wiretap order or that may arise when the prosecution seeks to introduce the wiretap evidence at trial.
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61826.01This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Proceeds program held in February 2012. Read this paper for a review of search principles, privacy principles, Criminal Code sections, and Charter considerations relevant to search warrants.
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61820.00This resource was drawn from materials provided at the Criminal Law for Legal Support Staff program presented in January 2012. It provides a brief overview of the Criminal law practice area including offences, procedures, and an outline of the criminal process. It includes a disclosure checklist, and two commonly encountered pre-trial scenarios (with defined vocabulary).
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61825.04This paper was drawn from materials from the February 2012 program entitles Crime and Punishment: New Aspects of Evidence in the Electronic Age. This paper focuses on the use of previously recorded statements and their evidential value. Obtain a refresher on the procedure for using a previously recorded statement to impeach a witness, and then learn of the recent developments regarding the admission of such statements for the truth of their content.
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61825.01This paper was presented at “Crime and Punishment: New Aspects of Evidence in the Electronic Age”, a LESA program held in February 2012. This paper deals with recent developments in the wire tap law. It covers specific legislative enactments and judicial decisions in state use of electronic surveillance. In addition, this paper examines recent Ontario and Alberta cases regarding live monitoring requirements in wire tap authorizations and the use of an interception equipment feature called “put away”.
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07_45_04This paper summarizes recent and significant changes to the criminal law in legislatioin and case law. Topics include sentencing, the "Carter Defence", Charter developments, and disclosure of police records. This paper was presented at the Update 2011 program.
