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Are Breathalyzers Always Reliable as Evidence?

Jul 14, 2023

Breathalyzers are considered reasonably accurate. And while that might be enough to keep the roads s...

How Have Alcohol Screenings Evolved in Recent Years?

Jul 13, 2023

In recent years, Canada enacted a controversial law allowing police to perform random breathalyzer t...

How Does the Canadian Criminal Code Define Theft and Burglary?

Jul 12, 2023

An individual is guilty of theft if they take a piece of property that does not belong to them and t...

What is the Criminal Offence ‘Possession of Stolen Property?’

Jul 11, 2023

Canadian Criminal Code identifies the possession of the stolen property as a criminal offence punish...

How Does the Canadian Criminal Code Define Theft, Burglary, and Breaking and Entering?

Jul 10, 2023

In Canada, theft is any act in which an individual or group knowingly and fraudulently takes an asse...

Can You Claim Self-Defence in a Murder Trial?

Jul 09, 2023

There are several unfortunate examples of people defending their spouses, children, parents, and hom...

What is the Duress Defence?

Jul 08, 2023

Self-defence arguments are used to say that the defendant needed to perform a potentially illegal ac...

What is ‘Acquaintance Sexual Assault?’

Jul 06, 2023

When sexual assault is depicted in media like television shows and movies, we often see it portrayed...

How Can Technology Help Criminal Defence Lawyers with a Sexual Assault Case?

Jul 05, 2023

The role of technology in sexual assault cases is a bit of a double-edged sword. This is to say that...