https://t.co/MudN7qWNBS What can viral videos of deadly old men faking heart attacks teach us about self-defence? Elisha Francis tackles another legal conundrum with humour, a gun, and an old man nobody should mess with.
https://t.co/uzDAkyI5RK Rick Sanchez (from Rick & Morty) shot the neighbours with a pickle ray. Can he avail himself of the defence of involuntary intoxication? Elisha Francis provides an informative and humorous answer to this question.
🧵 I am hearing & seeing a growing number of antisemitic incidents in 🇨🇦 and I feel compelled to share a personal story of something I went through nearly 20 years ago right here in Beautiful British Columbia… 1/
https://t.co/sDXvxT2tPR the bail reform will create a contradiction within the Criminal Code by removing the presumption that a discharged accused is deemed not to have been convicted, as per s.730(3) CCC
R. v. Haevischer: gamechanging decision on summary dismissal in criminal cases. Only applications which are "manifestly frivolous" should be dismissed and the burden is on the moving party (almost always the Crown). https://t.co/MLfUMvTy2F