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What Does Bail Mean
What does “Bail” mean? Bail is the temporary release of an accused person while their charges work their way through the court system towards a withdrawal of the charges, a resolution or a Trial. In...
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Bail Review
Bail conditions that make you wonder if you should have stayed in custody for one more day. Understanding the Bail System in Canada and how to vary onerous bail conditions. The Charter of Rights and...
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How much does a DUI lawyer cost in Toronto?
Like the cost of hiring a lawyer in any other criminal case, the cost of defending a DUI case depends on many factors. How are DUI cases billed? At BPS, as is our practice with most criminal matters,...
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Law & Order with Ed Prutschi, Toronto Police Association head and Mike McCormack
People have been shocked to watch the video of a man handcuffed in the back of a Toronto Police cruiser produce a gun from his pants. In this month’s Law & Order segment, criminal defence lawyer...
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The “Revolving Door” Bail System in Canada
The “Revolving Door” Bail System in Canada: Opinions from Edward Prutschi Many Canadians have grown very frustrated with the bail system in the country. They are not alone. Police chiefs have also...
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R. v. Balfour and Young
After decades of systemic delays and chronic problems with bail courts in northern Manitoba, partner Boris Bytensky joined local counsel Rohit Gupta, to launch a legal challenge targeting systemic...
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What is diversion for shoplifting?
Shoplifting It’s the bane of a store owner’s existence. Boosting. Racking. Nicking. The five-finger discount. Whatever you call it, it’s shoplifting and the crime of theft under $5000 under the...
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What the Canadian Law Says About Child Pornography
What is the legal definition of “child pornography”? “Child pornography” is defined in s.163.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada. In order for something to be considered child pornography, the law says...
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Jerry Agar Show – Judges need sexual assault training
http://crimlawcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jerry-Agar-Show-judges-need-sexual-assault-training.mp4 “The Federal government has introduced a Bill proposing to make sexual assault training...
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Understanding Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Legal consent to sexual activity requires an understanding that consent must be explicit each and every time sexual activity is engaged in with another person. Just because two people have been dating...
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A break down of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou, Boris Bytensky
The post A break down of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou, Boris Bytensky appeared first on Criminal Lawyer In Toronto - Boris Bytensky LL.B..
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What Does it Mean to be a “Party to an Offence”?
Introduction According to Canadian criminal law, those who encourage or assist in the commission of an offence are just as guilty as the person who commits it. This occurs through what is often...
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At the height of the pandemic, Boris Bytensky helped mobilize an army of...
To criminal lawyer Boris Bytensky, the early days of the pandemic unfolded in the correctional system like a giant round of whacka-mole. “We were trying to smash down one problem, and then something...
View ArticleR. v. Jarvis 2019 SCC 10
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17515/index.do What is voyeurism? In R. v. Jarvis, the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with the offence voyeurism under section 162(1) of the Canadian...
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https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17804/index.do R. v. Le: What are you rights when it comes to interaction with the police? The Canadian Charter of rights and Freedoms guarantees...
View ArticleR. v. K.J.M. 2019 SCC 55
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18035/index.do What is an 11(b) defence? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is meant to guarantee that the person’s criminal charges are dealt...
View ArticleR. v. K.G.K 2020 SCC 7
https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18217/index.do What is an 11(b) defence? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is meant to guarantee that the person’s criminal charges are...
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https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18383/index.do What is a defence of entrapment? The Supreme Court of Canada, in a case called R. v. Mack...
View ArticleWhat does a criminal lawyer do?
A criminal lawyer is involved during all phases of a criminal case- from the arrest to the last day of the trial. The lawyer is there to represent the accused to the full extent of the law and to...
View ArticleInmate Deaths
In January 2023, the Ontario Chief Coroner’s Expert Panel on Deaths in Provincial Custody released a report entitled ‘An Obligation to Prevent: Report from the Ontario Chief Coroner’s Expert Panel on...
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