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Criminal law 2020 BCSC 491

R. v. Charlie-Tom

Detention review under s. 525 of the Criminal Code. The Court held the reverse onus did not apply, but upheld detention on secondary grounds because release risk remained high.

  • Detention review under s.525
  • Reverse onus under s.515(6)(a)(viii)
  • Imitation firearm vs firearm distinction
  • Gladue considerations
  • Expediting forensic testing
  • Secondary grounds for detention
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Criminal law 2019 BCSC 1650

R. v. Agostino

On a detention review under s. 525, the court ordered Christopher Michael Agostino released on conditions, finding supervised treatment sufficiently managed the secondary-ground risk.

  • Detention review under s.525
  • Secondary ground (public safety)
  • Release to supervised treatment/recovery house
  • Pre-trial delay and proportionality
  • Bail conditions
  • Weapons offences
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Criminal law 2019 BCSC 1088

R. v. Khafizov

The court held it had jurisdiction for a s. 525 detention review where the accused remained in custody because he could not perfect bail, but it refused to vary the surety.

  • Detention review under s.525
  • Failure to perfect bail as de facto detention
  • Variation of surety
  • Jurisdiction to review continued detention
  • Detention-review
  • Failure-to-perfect-bail
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