By now, regular readers are very familiar with this ongoing saga out of Maricopa County, Arizona: it all began back in October when, during a sentencing hearing, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Officer Adam Stoddard stepped up…
Usually, the police raids crack houses and gang hideouts in Toronto. Last Thursday, November 26, 2009, officers descended on the Toronto Humane Society, a 118-year-old charity sheltering abandoned cats and dogs. Some of the most…
Humane society president denies charges Jesse McLean and Lesley Ciarula Taylor write for the Toronto Star: Charged with animal cruelty in a surprise raid, the president of the Toronto Humane Society said Friday the accusations were…
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that it will hear an expanded list of “errors in law” that helped to convict serial killer Robert Pickton’s appeal. Full story
Quebec woman avoids jail for sex assault on son A 55-year-old woman has been given a conditional sentence, to be served in the community, for sexually assaulting her teenage son.
In a story that seems even more far fetched than an episode of “COPS” an Arkansas police officer has been suspended in part for applying his taser to a 10 year old girl. However, the…
In the latest developments of this bizarre case in Maricopa County, Arizona, Judge Gary Donohue has ruled that detention officer Adam Stoddard acted inappropriately when he removed and photocopied a document from the file of…
A Utah District Court judge ruled yesterday that environmental activist, Tim DeChristopher, would not be able to present a defence of necessity at the trial where he faces charges for fraud and for violating the…
Cold case search resumes for Woodland Rapist The Woodland Rapist case haunts seasoned investigators as it did when his reign of terror gripped the Oakville community in the days after a joint Halton-Peel-Waterloo task force…
Disclaimer: The text below contains only my understanding of the applicable law. It has nothing whatsoever to do with your particular situation. Do not assume you can make any decisions based on this text. I…
Popular social networking sites such as Facebook have been the focus of legal attention for issues of privacy, and for their increasing use as evidence against parties in legal matters. Many criminal defendants and parties…
Killer cop seeks funds for appeal Peter Edwards writes: A Toronto police officer who ran up a $1.2-million legal aid bill while on trial for his mistress’s murder is now seeking taxpayer funding to appeal…
