Publications
Jacob Stilman’s Posts on AdvocateDaily.com:
Tougher laws for child sex offences announced
Youth facility’s failings on par with disturbing trend
By Jacob Stilman .
Province struggles with jail overcrowding
Parole bill another example of government fear mongering
By Jacob Stilman In keepi…
Supreme Court agrees new trial needed in dead baby case
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a woman accused of hiding her dead baby in a plastic bag must once again stand trial.
Closure of “the Don” significant for Toronto criminal law
By Jacob Stilma…
Delicate balance exists between desires, threats
The distinction between expressing desires and uttering threats is a fairly subtle one that…
SCC grants stay to abused Nova Scotia woman who tried to hire hit man
OTTAWA – A Nova Scotia woman who tried to hire a hit man to kill her abusive husband is free after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a stay of proceedings in her emotional case.
SCC’s niqab ruling played it too safe
By Jacob Stilman . The Supreme Court of Canada has waded into treacherous waters where the rights of accused persons to make full answer and defence to a criminal charge conflict with their accusers’ rights of freedom of religion. An accused’s right to make full answer and defence is a core legal guarantee under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, subsumed under s. 7 and 11(d) of the Charter. On the other hand, the right to freedom of religion is also an express guarantee of individual rights pursuant to s. 2(a) of the Charter.
