Isaac Heo

Criminal Defence Lawyer ⚖️ | Basketball Junkie 🏀

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

I wrote a paper on the continued overincarceration of Indigenous youth under the YCJA and how the CJS can do better to address this issue.

Here's the link: https://t.co/GPVALyeXlh

#Reconciliation #Gladue #RestorativeJustice

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

🗣️ PSA: IT'S NOT A "GOOD DEAL" (YES, EVEN DIVERSION), IF MY CLIENT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.

Do not let prosecutors gaslight you into thinking you're being unreasonable when you reject anything short of a withdrawal in cases where your client is factually innocent.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

The @Pacers playoff run needs to be studied.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@Raptors @LGCanada 🙏

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

Hey @NBA

There's been a lot of talk about how to make the game more exciting. Here's a crazy idea that just might work. Maybe, just maybe, make the All-Star weekend about BASKETBALL again?

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@lawandchocolate If I were the judge:

Adjournment granted. Also, don't ask how, but it shall be noted as Crown delay.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

I'm looking for an articling student to start with us around March 2025. Let me know if you're interested or know someone who might be!

https://t.co/gBgvBZ3cF2

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

An absolute legend. Thank you, professor Young, for inspiring me.

[Osgoode Hall Law School of York University @OsgoodeNews]

We mourn the loss of Professor Alan Young, a trailblazer in Canadian law & beloved educator at Osgoode. Co-Founder of Osgoode’s Innocence Project, he mentored students in overturning wrongful convictions & inspired many careers in criminal law.

Read more: https://t.co/peT9xIS5Lk

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@J_N_Graham @lawandchocolate In such a circumstance, I've used alleged victim!

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@bluejayscott I also feel as though motive to fabricate is much more compelling for a juror vs. a judge who may have heard versions of that same argument ad nauseum (e.g. family court leverage, cheating, etc.).

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

Can any trial lawyer give me one compelling reason why you would ever go judge alone vs. jury in a he said/she said case?

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@bluejayscott Good points - but I've run two SA jury trials without my client testifying and they've come back to acquit. For me, it's a numbers game. It's much harder to convince 12 jurors BARD vs. 1 judge.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@Ines_Gavran It's unfortunate that you cannot choose judges.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

THANK YOU, ONCA. COMMON SENSE DECISION.

[Peter Sankoff @petersankoff]

If you do s 276 applications, R v Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519 is an absolute must read. I will be breaking it down in a Case Alert coming out next Friday, but trust me when I say that Paciocco JA does a great job of destroying myths about the "twin myths", bringing sense to the inquiry

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@BleacherReport Brandon Jennings

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

Truly, the second edition has proven to be a must-have text for my sex assault heavy practice.

Cannot be overstated how valuable it has been.

[Daniel Brown @DanielBrownLaw]

GIVEAWAY 🗣️

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[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

You know you're in for an unproductive conversation with your inmate client when he starts with, "so, my cellmate told me..."

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

Recently I had a jury trial and pretrial motions go down because the Crown withdrew the charges after filing Charter materials. I would have been paid significantly more had I done no Charter and pushed forward with the pretrial motions and the jury trial.

Make it make sense.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

There's a problem with how Legal Aid Ontario pays lawyers: it incentivizes bad work.

Block fee for guilty plea? Ok, then a lawyer who spends hours on prepping and going "open" on sentencing receives the same pay as a lawyer that does no work and takes a joint position.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@adamweisberg If available, jury election for SA every. single. time.

[Isaac Heo @Trinitycdefence]

@SainiLaw You're on fire