CRIMINAL INSIGHTS

Analysis and commentary on criminal defence, investigations, bail, trials, sentencing, appeals and related consequences. Browse the criminal insights below, or return to the full Insights index.

CRIMINAL INSIGHTS: A–Z

• After Conviction, What Are the Sentencing Options?

• Anatomy of a Criminal Proceeding

• Bail Hearings After Bill C-14

• Basic Trial Procedure

• Can a Drunk Consent to Sexual Activity?

• Conditional Sentences and Immigration Inadmissibility Revisited

• Criminal Convictions and Consequences to Foreign Nationals

• Crossing Borders – Proceed with Caution

• Defending Against DUI Charges

• Defending Drinking & Driving Cases

• Fingerprinting and Border Issues for Tax or Customs Evaders

• How to Testify in Criminal Court: DOs and DON'Ts

• Non-Convictions, Peace Bonds and Stays of Proceedings

• Role of Defence Counsel in a Criminal Proceeding

• Sexual Offences Charges Are Different

• Testifying Part 1 – To Testify or Not to Testify

• Testifying Part 2 – Don’t Be a Jerk in Court

• Testifying Part 3 – Believe What I Say

• Testifying Part 4 – Opinions of Experts

• Testifying Part 5 – Non-Expert Opinion Evidence

• Testifying Part 6 – Memory

• The Law of Bail in Canada Revisited

• The Right to Remain Silent in Canada

• To Plead or Not to Plead?

• What is ‘Not Criminally Responsible On Account of Mental Disorder’?

• What is your election, Jury or Judge Alone?

• What to Do When Stopped by the Police

• When Is a Search Warrant Valid?

• Why Courts Should Accept Joint Submissions

• You’ve Been Arrested, Now What?

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