Browne v Dunn
(1893) 6 R 67 · House of Lords · libel
Browne v. Dunn
(1893) 6 R 67
House of Lords | circa 1893
Background
This landmark 1893 House of Lords decision established one of the most fundamental rules of cross-examination that still governs courtrooms today. While …
Fleming v Toronto Railway
[1911] CarswellOnt 702 · Ontario Court of Appeal · negligence
Fleming v. Toronto Railway Company
1911 CarswellOnt 702, 20 O.W.R. 827
Ontario Court of Appeal — Hon. Mr. Justice Maclaren, Hon. Mr. Justice Meredith | December 30, 1911
Background
On August 10, 1910, Fleming was a …
Paciocco & Stuesser
The Law of Evidence, 3rd ed. (2002)
Paciocco & Stuesser: The Law of Evidence, 3rd ed. (2002)
Chapter 10, Methods of Presenting Evidence - Section 5: Refreshing Memory
Legal textbook excerpt on memory refreshing rules
Background
This isn't a court case, but rather …
Paciocco & Stuesser - The Law of Evidence
Chapter 10, Methods of Presenting Evidence (3rd ed. 2002) · Legal Textbook · General Evidence Rules
Refreshing Memory - Methods of Presenting Evidence
Chapter 10, Paciocco & Stuesser, The Law of Evidence (3rd ed. 2002)
Legal Textbook — D.M. Paciocco & L. Stuesser
Background
This chapter explains the legal framework for refreshing witness memory during testimony. …
R v Boucher
2005 SCC 72 · Supreme Court of Canada · driving with blood alcohol over 80 mg
R. v. Boucher
[2005] SCC 72
Supreme Court of Canada — Deschamps J. (majority), Charron J. (dissenting) | December 2005
Background
Eric Boucher was driving home from a tavern in Montreal at 2:40 a.m. when he …
R v Fliss
[2002] 1 SCR 535 · Supreme Court of Canada · first degree murder
R. v. Fliss
[2002] 1 S.C.R. 535, 2002 SCC 16
Supreme Court of Canada — Binnie J. (majority), Arbour J. (concurring) | February 21, 2002
Background
Peter William Fliss confessed to murdering Jo Anne Feddema during …
R v Fourman
Unreported · Ontario Court of Justice · fail to stop at stop sign
R. v. Fourman
Court File No: 2860 999 00 3121712A
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice of the Peace George A. Griffith | May 18, 2010 (heard), June 22, 2011 (decision)
Background
On a snowy January …
R. v. McDonald
2025 ONCA 807 · Ontario Court of Appeal · second-degree murder
R. v. McDonald
2025 ONCA 807
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Fairburn A.C.J.O., Paciocco and Harvison Young JJ.A. | November 25, 2025
Background
William Dwayne McDonald was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death …
R v Morrissey
[1995] OJ No 639 · Ontario Court of Appeal · sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm
Regina v. Morrissey
[1995] O.J. No. 639, 22 O.R. (3d) 514
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Osborne, Doherty and Laskin JJ.A. | March 14, 1995
Background
The appellant, a former Christian Brother who had become …
R v Murphy
Unreported · Ontario Court of Justice · speeding
Her Majesty The Queen v. Patrick Murphy
Court File 81937428
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice D.C. Downie | December 16, 2004
Background
Patrick Murphy was pulled over on Highway 401 eastbound near the Homer Watson …
R v Persaud
[2011] O.J. No. 3312 · Ontario Court of Justice · speeding
R. v. Persaud
[2011] O.J. No. 3312
Ontario Court of Justice — M.F. Woolcott J. | January 13, 2011
Background
Danny Davindra Persaud was convicted of speeding contrary to section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act …
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