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The Court of Appeal clarified its disclosure order in this criminal appeal, adding limiting terms on use and disclosure of sensitive information to protect witnesses.
The court dismissed an application to extend time to appeal after a guilty plea and sentencing, finding excessive delay, no arguable merit, and no basis to reopen the matter.
The appeal is dismissed: the trial judge did not materially err in finding a s.11(b) sentencing-process breach or in concluding a CSO was available; although reliance on Charley’s five-month ceiling was legally imperfect, the appellate court agrees there was an unreasonable delay and appropriate sentence reduction was applied; the resulting eight-month CSO with three years probation is not demonstrably unfit and stands.
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The Federal Court confirmed the continued non-disclosure of remaining sensitive information in Crown notices under the Canada Evidence Act, and maintained a publication ban until the criminal trial ends.
The court granted the general production order under s 487.014 because the statutory criteria for obtaining transmission data to identify the source of a threatening call were satisfied; the court also held that records custodians cannot refuse to comply with valid court orders and that, where applicable, specific provisions such as s 487.015 should be preferred over general-production provisions.
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The court granted one year’s further detention of a seized Ford F-350 mirror assembly in a complex death investigation and sealed a supplementary affidavit.
The Federal Court granted an immigration applicant’s motion to anonymize the style of cause, finding the restriction necessary and proportionate and not a Rule 151 confidentiality order.
The Court of Appeal granted a sealing order, a publication ban protecting a juror’s identity, and leave to cross-examine witnesses on the appeal.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the Crown’s request for a trial judge report under s. 682(1), finding it unnecessary and potentially unfair in a juror-bias appeal.
The Court of Appeal granted a sealing order, allowed cross-examination on fresh-evidence affidavits, and permitted one witness to testify by video link.
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