The Supreme Court dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a second-degree murder case, holding the trial judge relied on an out-of-court statement as hearsay and that no curative proviso applied.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld Peter Nygard’s convictions and 11-year sentence, finding the expert-evidence error harmless, similar-fact use proper, and fresh sentencing evidence unhelpful.
Court of Appeal set aside a Rule 30.10 production order against Tribunals Ontario, finding the requested tribunal records were not shown to be probative or necessary.
Ontario Court of Appeal upheld convictions for human trafficking, threats, assault and drug trafficking, rejecting evidentiary, fairness and Browne v. Dunn arguments.
The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a RAD refugee decision, finding the FIR and related documents not genuine, and no procedural fairness breach.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the Crown’s appeal from acquittals, finding no error of law in the trial judge’s credibility, reliability, or reasonable-doubt analysis.
Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of claims against the Kauras and R.K.S., leaves the overservice claim against Caesars to proceed, and dismisses both appeal and cross-appeal.
The Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Accused posted the intimate images to FetLife because there was no forensic or account evidence linking the Accused to the FetLife account, the photographic exhibits were blurred and non‑identifying, and the complainant's testimony contained material inconsistencies and indications of possible motive to fabricate; those deficiencies left reasonable doubt as to identity and publication by the Accused and required acquittal.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, granted leave to appeal sentence, and dismissed the sentence appeal in a criminal case involving Crown misconduct and CSAEM issues.