Criminal Lawyer | Law School Instructor sewrattan.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk3rmbvujk2dR. v. Nguyen, 2026 SCC 10: An 11(b) stay of proceedings does not oust statutory jurisdiction in respect of forfeiture. Jurisdiction survives under statutory rules that operate independently of trial and sentencing, including under s. 490. https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/21470/index.do22 Apr 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3rmbvujk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mk3lcauu5c2mR. v. Ateyah, 2026 ONCA 287: This case explains the law on similar fact applications for multi-count indictments. It's long, with a 15,253 word partial dissent from Paciocco J.A. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24116/index.do22 Apr 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lcauu5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjzm3syd2c2gR. v. J.H.C., 2026 ONCA 285 at para 45: Remarking on a “gap in the Crown’s case” left by the failure to call a witness should not be confused with drawing an adverse inference https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24117/index.do21 Apr 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzm3syd2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjx7y7qwlk22R. v. Robertson, 2026 ONCA 281: The 5 ng/mL THC limit for operation causing death is constitutional. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24112/index.do20 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7y7qwlk22https://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjwuwsuqnc2lR. v. Reeve, 2026 ONCA 290 at para. 7: The hallmark of a fraud on the public is simply that the victims of the fraud can rationally be grouped as a whole for the purpose of assessing the guilt or innocence of the accused https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24111/index.do20 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwuwsuqnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjhrmm3dw222R. v. Fitzpatrick, 2026 ONCA 262: New 1st degree murder trial ordered in part because the Crown quoted Miaponoose to the jury in closing submissions. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24096/index.do14 Apr 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrmm3dw222https://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mjflfvjuc22eR. v. Allred, 2026 ONCA 258 at para. 93: An in-custody accused is presumed to sit in the prisoner’s box. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24089/index.do13 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjflfvjuc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mikbzdppp224R. v. A.S., 2026 ONCA 241: The court leaves for another day extending Soobrian; a jury instruction that if they reject the evidence of a D witness, they must not infer from that rejection either that 🤥 the D is less credible ❌ the D is therefore guilty https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24078/index.do02 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikbzdppp224https://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mijdn6e5ek2jR. v. Vannoordennen, 2026 ONCA 236: In this post-Tayo Tompouba world, I dont think you can do that anymore. If there's an error, you run it through the proviso. The 1️⃣ step is to assume prejudice. The 2️⃣ step is to see if the Crown can prove it away. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24072/index.do02 Apr 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijdn6e5ek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mii622pgp22jR. v. Clarke, 2026 ONCA 233: This sexual assault case has a right of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. It's fact-specific, about a misapprehension of evidence and the use of stereotypical reasoning against the defendant. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24073/index.do02 Apr 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii622pgp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mii4nn7clc2jR. v. Marshman, 2026 ONCA 235: This case has a right of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The offence of child luring does not require an intent to commit the secondary offence (i.e. sexual interference) https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24074/index.do02 Apr 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii4nn7clc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mih3qsingc2aR. v. Abdella, 2026 ONCA 228: It was not an abuse of process for an AG to prefer a direct indictment for a matter that was 22 months old in the lower court, even though there's no evidence the AG knew this would get a faster trial in the higher court. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24063/index.do01 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3qsingc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mic7mvsdjk2yR. v. Greer, 2026 ONCA 222 at para. 23: Intimate partner abuse under s. 718.2(a)(ii) of the Criminal Code encompasses conduct that harms, exploits vulnerability, or wrongfully asserts power even absent overt violence or threats https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24058/index.do30 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic7mvsdjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mhqvpsah6s2cR. v. Singer, 2026 SCC 8 (CanLII): In a 5-4 split, the SCC finds that the police have a common law licence to approach a dwelling to question the occupier for the purpose of furthering a lawful investigation. canlii.ca/t/kjxhb https://canlii.ca/t/kjxhb23 Mar 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqvpsah6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mhj2ow7bzs2nR. v. Hillier, 2026 ONCA 202: 11(b) stay of proceedings overturned in this Convoy case. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24032/index.do20 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj2ow7bzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mhhcbf6p222bR. v. Davis, 2026 ONCA 198: A sexual abuse victim will have to testify again if she wants to secure a conviction because the trial judge fell well short of the standard required to assist a self-represented accused person. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24031/index.do20 Mar 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhcbf6p222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mhg3wabitc2uR. v. Purvis, 2026 ONCA 187: Sentence appeal allowed because the judge anchored the sentence to an incomparable co-accused whose sentence reflected a joint submission. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24020/index.do19 Mar 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg3wabitc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mhb5mltvuk22R. v. Lye, 2026 ONCA 188: Rich analysis from Pomerance JA on the ability to cross-examine in a Garofoli application, and the reasonable expectation of privacy in a shared parking garage. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24019/index.do17 Mar 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb5mltvuk22https://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgscqxtspc2hR. v. Seangio, 2026 ONCA 172: I doubt the ONCA is incorrect here, but it's curious. The case is about s. 8 review of a warrant. The Court says an appeal court must defer to the application/reviewing justice unless there's a legal error etc. ... https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/24007/index.do11 Mar 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgscqxtspc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgnsv2a4222cR. v. Oryia, 2026 ONCA 166: Sentence appeal granted based on post-sentence developments, admitted through fresh evidence. Very rare. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23997/index.do09 Mar 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnsv2a4222chttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgnsan5cd22cR. v. Bauman, 2026 ONCA 173: Appeal the reasonableness of the verdict if you're appealing a dismissed directed verdict application. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23999/index.do09 Mar 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnsan5cd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgle2ihm5k2hR. v. R.G., 2026 ONCA 148: Section 10(b) not violated where the detainee was not told the time and place of an alleged sexual assault or the name of the complainant. The alleged offence occurred 2.5 weeks prior. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23982/index.do08 Mar 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgle2ihm5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mglczauut22hR. v. H.B., 2026 ONCA 160 at paras. 40-41: Short-notice trial dates cannot automatically convert defence unavailability into defence delay, and defence counsel do not need to prove scheduling conflicts. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23993/index.do08 Mar 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglczauut22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mglcdaosy22hR. v. Kulatheeswaran, 2026 ONCA 128: A conditional sentence should not have been imposed for possession of a firearm loaded with an overcapacity magazine. It discharged. And the D discarded it in a residential neighbourhood. canlii.ca/t/kjdxx https://canlii.ca/t/kjdxx08 Mar 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglcdaosy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgbhsbvq6c2bR. v. Griggs, 2026 ONCA 135 at para. 49: In assessing s. 8 standing, the judge should have accepted the Crown’s theory as reflected in the charges and the sworn ITO, and weighed it with the other evidence before him. canlii.ca/t/kjgl1 https://canlii.ca/t/kjgl104 Mar 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbhsbvq6c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mgbee2f4ic2zR. v. J.F., 2026 ONCA 136 at para 14: In child sexual abuse cases, hearsay may be necessary where testifying risks traumatizing the complainant. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23973/index.do04 Mar 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbee2f4ic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mfarlmq43k2pR. v. George, 2026 ONCA 115: New murder trial ordered because the judge failed to instruct the jury that the after-the-fact conduct could not be used to prove second-degree murder. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23952/index.do19 Feb 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfarlmq43k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mfaqpyjie22pR. v. Ibrahim, 2026 ONCA 119 at paras 10-11: The defence's failure to raise 11(b) concerns between setting a trial date and the trial can be illegitimate conduct characterizing some of this period as defence delay. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23949/index.do19 Feb 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaqpyjie22phttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mf6m2w5np32rR. v. Saboon, 2026 ONCA 113 at para 56: Common intention applies to murder if it is committed in carrying out the originally agreed-upon unlawful purpose *and* the D subjectively foresaw a co-participant murdering someone in carrying out the agreement. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23944/index.do19 Feb 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6m2w5np32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sewrattanlaw.bsky.social/post/3mf5xo5tjxc2rR. v. Elias, 2026 ONCA 112 at para. 53: A successful indictment for possession of CP almost always attracts a custodial sentence. https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23942/index.do18 Feb 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:dcel62k5rigwz3dk4il6tjvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5xo5tjxc2r