by admin | Oct 28, 2016 | Criminal Law
Plea Deals: When can a judge refuse to go along with a joint recommendation for sentence? Plea agreements between the defence and Crown are common place and happen all the time. This is when an accused person agrees to waive their right to a trial and plead guilty...
by admin | Oct 25, 2016 | Criminal Law
Search Warrants: A Technical Area of the Law Often times, a person will face charges based on what the police find at their house when they execute a search warrant. A search warrant is a legal document issued by a judge or the justice of the peace that authorizes the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Criminal Law
Kelowna RCMP Strip Search Procedures Ruled Unconstitutional by Provincial Court and Supreme Court Judge ← The Reality of Preliminary Inquiry Search Warrants: A Technical Area of the Law → The Penticton RCMP deal with many drug investigations. During some of...
by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Criminal Law
The Reality of Preliminary Inquiry When a person is accused of an indictable offence, they can request that that the court hold a “preliminary inquiry” into the charge. The accused must attend the preliminary inquiry with their lawyer. The Crown and a judge will also...
by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Criminal Law
Vigilante Group May Cause More Harm Than Good Recently, the vigilante group, Creep Catchers has gained a lot of media contreversy and speculation among many. Creep Catchers pose as a minor online, setting up a phony dating profile for unsuspecting predators of...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Criminal Law
W-18 Classified as Schedule I Opioid With Little Evidence of Potency As of June 1, 2016, Health Canada has added W-18 to the Schedule I list under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as one of the most dangerous drugs known. W-18 has been classified as an opioid...
