Are Crown and police "on the same team"? Is
legal advice
from Crown privileged?
What do Crown really want in a Report to Crown
Counsel?
How to write less with better results.
Wrongful convictions hurt everyone. Learn from other peoples' mistakes. These post-mortem reviews of failed investigations and prosecutions reveal common mistakes that you can avoid.
What to disclose, when, and why.
Issues to investigate in preparation for the trial.
What evidence do you need to prove a conspiracy?
What are
the pitfalls?
What's a criminal organization? Why bother?
Common concerns when following a paper trail.
A few issues to consider when investigating crimes committed by computers.
Here are a few basics of impaired driving investigation. There's lots more to learn if you're interested.
The competing obligations during motor vehicle accident
investigations.
A brief outline of the legislation.
A quick review of the key concepts in taking a voluntary statement.
A deeper review of the many cases in this area of the law.
When to "hold off" eliciting evidence.
A deeper review of the Charter right to counsel, with lots of cases
Okay. This one's pretty brief, and doesn't say much.
Videotapes aren't just for child victims of sexual offences. Use them often!
If you can prove that nobody else did the crime, then you can prove who did.
What the courts will do if your suspect did the same thing
more
than once.
When are the accused's other bad deeds relevant to the case?
Some quirky issues for tricky evidence.
Whether to pack your bag, or just make a telephone call.
How to get private information from public and private organizations that collect it.
Do you always need a warrant? When is consent good enough?
When can you search a suspect? What can you search for?
Whether to search when there's no time to call the JJP Centre.
Special powers relating to firearms search, seizure and disposition
A table of powers police officers can get from court, and links to the relevant legislation.
A checklist to avoid the most common errors in drafting an Information To Obtain a warrant.
Ways to prevent the identities of confidential informants from discovery.
A warrant for all reasons? Beware of the limitations of this useful tool.
When should you get a warrant.
All the conversations of the inmates of provincial jails are recorded. How to get them when you need them.
The "right to silence" is not a complete shield. See the many exceptions to this general right.
What's a "detention"? When is s.10 triggered?
All the different ways to release people for Criminal Code Offences.
When can you search a suspect? What can you search for?
How to conduct a tele-bail hearing. How to explain why a person shouldn't be released.
Do's and Don'ts and proper Decorum when testifying.
How to give expert witness testimony.
Basic explanations of words and phrases used to describe criminal court and its processes.
A simple guide to Canadian criminal justice procedures.
A brief introduction to what peace bonds can do.
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