The criminal justice system changed this past week.  As has been reported in many media outlets, my friend and colleague (whom I will not name in this post) was arrested…

The two most common type of "breach" charges seen in court are fail to comply with a recognizance and breach of probation.  They involve one disregarding a court order in…

I've said it before and I'll say it again, courthouses in Ontario are at least a decade behind when it comes to implementing technology.  In fact, in some areas, they…

An individual can be convicted of a criminal offence based on the testimony of one witness.  The trier-of-fact, of course, would have to believe the witness, and be convinced of…

The whole topic of criminal records is a complicated one.  Most consider a "criminal record", in the traditional sense, to be a finding of guilt with an accompanying conviction (essentially…