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The public understanding of Toronto Criminal Youth Law is rampant with myths and misunderstandings. There are a lot of variables and exceptions that make each case a little different. To truly understand what you, or your child, is facing it’s best to speak with a youth criminal lawyer. However, to get you started, we take […]

Drug dealers are increasingly being arrested and charged with manslaughter after selling drugs that leads to overdose deaths. I suspect that there will be many more cases where dealers will be held responsible for selling the drugs that causes the deaths of their customers. In cities where fentanyl has become a major problem, police and

The defence of mental disorder, which is commonly referred to a Not Criminally Responsible defence, or simply NCR, is used when a person is unable to appreciate the nature or quality of the crime they committed or even able to know it was wrong. Not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder verdicts are rare.

If you have been denied bail after being charged with a criminal offence, you may be wondering what happens next. In Toronto, the process for dealing with someone who has been ordered detained after a bail hearing can be complicated and daunting. This article will provide an overview of some of the reasons a person

The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) replaced the Young Offenders Act and built upon it’s best practices. The main goal of the act is the protection of society through crime prevention, meaningful consequences for youth that commit crime with an emphasis on rehabilitation and reintegration of youths. The Act is intended to go beyond just punishing young offenders. The

In Toronto, armed robbery is a serious offence with the potential for a life sentence. With so much on the line, you need a credible defence whether you are pleading guilty or not guilty. In this article, Toronto armed robbery lawyer, William Jaksa, outlines some of the most common elements of an armed robbery defence. Alibi

Defending marijuana production and cultivation charges requires an experienced criminal defence lawyer. There are many legal issues that arise in marijuana grow-op trials that require experienced counsel to understand and address. These trials will only become more complex as Toronto approaches the legalization of cannabis on October 17, 2018. The new legislation will both legalize

In an era where so much of the intimate details of our private lives are contained within our cellular phones, any secret monitoring by the government would be an extreme violation of our privacy. To ensure that our privacy is protected against surreptitious monitoring by the police the federal government requires that a judge authorize

Recently in California, the FBI arrested a suspect infamously dubbed the Golden State Killer using DNA evidence. On the surface, there is nothing particularly remarkable about the police using DNA evidence to solve cases. Television has made people believe this a far more regular occurrence than it is. However, this particular case is unique, at least from