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 …
Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67
Durham v Avernas [2007] Carswell Ont 8840
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 …
Heegsma v. Hamilton (City)
2026 ONCA 726 · Court of Appeal for Ontario
Summary
Fourteen appellants challenged Hamilton’s encampment restrictions under Charter ss. 7 and 15. ONCA found serious evidentiary and analytical errors, including reliance on stereotypes about mental illness and addiction. It allowed the appeal but made no Charter-breach finding, instead ordering …
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. Alexis [1999] CarswellBC 2682 MVR (3d) 1, 181 DIR (4th) 719, 132 BCAC 270, 215, WAC 270, [1999] BCJ No 2666, 1999 BCCA 684
R v Black
[2004] O.J. No. 6235 · Ontario Court of Justice · speeding
R. v. Black
[2004] O.J. No. 6235
Ontario Court of Justice — B.G. Thomas J. | December 1, 2004
Background
Michael Black was charged with speeding 134 km/h in a 100 km/h zone under section 128 …
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 CHASE
R v DIMMER
R. v. Fitzpatrick
2026 ONCA 262 · Ontario Court of Appeal · First degree murder
R. v. Fitzpatrick
2026 ONCA 262
Ontario Court of Appeal — Rahman J.A. (Roberts and Pomerance JJ.A. concurring) | April 14, 2026
Background
On June 21, 2018, two men went to Brandon Hall's home and shot …
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 Germanis 2
R v Hall [2013] ONSC 834
[2013] ONSC 834
R v Khelawon 2006scc57
2006scc57
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 Musleh
Unreported · Provincial Offences Court · speeding
R. v. Musleh
Provincial Offences Court, Toronto
Justice White — January 12, 1990
Background
Mohammed Musleh was charged with speeding 91 kilometres per hour in a 60 kilometre per hour zone on Lakeshore Boulevard West in …
R v Odgers 2009 ONCJ 287
2009 ONCJ 287
R v Oliver
[1993] O.J. No. 4464
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 …
R v Starr [2000] SCC 40
[2000] SCC 40
R v Steele (trial)
R v Villaroman [2016] 1 SCR 1001
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