No matter the offence, the Crown Attorney must always prove the identity of the accused as the person who committed the crime in order to secure a conviction. Depending on the case, sometimes the accused identity is admitted and not in issues. In other cases, the sole issues is the […]
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De Minimis Non Curat Lex is Latin for “the law does not care for small things.” In a number of criminal cases the de minimis defence has been raised successfully, though appellant courts have not been clear on its availability for all offences. In R v Peleshaty, the Manitoba Court […]
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In this youth sentence appeal, the youth pleaded guilty to two counts of motor vehicle theft and to failure to comply with a youth sentence. He was sentenced to an 18-month custody and community supervision order, followed by 12 months of supervised probation and a 2-year driving prohibition. The youth sought […]
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