A Screenshot Is Not the Whole Record: Digital Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
DIGITAL EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES Digital records often enter a sexual assault case with an appearance of certainty. A screenshot looks fixed. A message has a time stamp. A photograph appears to locate an event. That visual certainty can be misleading. The legal question is not simply whether a message exists. It is what […]
“Ontario Says Accused Persons Can No Longer Be Trusted: New Mandatory Cash Bail”
“Update: On August 31, 2026, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Criminal Lawyers’ Association were granted an injunction in their case challenging the new cash bail system. This means that the new system is on hold pending the final ruling on its constitutionality.” Ontario Says Accused Persons Can No Longer Be Trusted: New Mandatory Cash […]
The record expires, the DNA sample doesn’t: DNA orders and conditional discharges in R. v. Vu, 2026 ONCA 429
The Court of Appeal Restrains Parliament A conditional discharge is supposed to be one of the bottom rungs of the sentencing ladder. If someone complies with their probation, no conviction registers. The discharge represents Canada’s belief in rehabilitation, that people deserve a second chance. However, under the 2018 amendments to the federal DNA sample regime, […]