Criminal DEFENCE Blog

Tosha Hubler claimed that she only took part in the murder of Rino (Ray) Johnson because feared her husband, Jason Hubler, and what he might do to her if she...

Defence counsel David Chow steered his client Carlos Pelaez away from a murder conviction in a case involving the stabbing of his girlfriend, Teresa Enrique.

Lawyers for an accused murderer are baffled at the secrecy behind information the Crown is refusing to disclose the defence. Lawyers David Chow and Tonii Roulston were in Court of Queen’s...

CALGARY - A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of one of two former Calgary Remand Centre corrections officers whom she convicted of sexual assault nearly five months...

The shotgun slaying of a Calgary drug dealer was the result of a botched robbery during a territorial dispute, court heard yesterday.[the accused] pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of...

The mother of a slain Calgary man expressed frustration yesterday as her son’s killer’s sentencing was delayed.

Some Calgary lawyers say the police practice of calling someone a gang member even if that person has not been convicted of a gang-related offence is damaging to their clients. "The...

Prosecutors can’t divulge to police details of defence Charter challenges before the officers testify, a Calgary judge has ruled. Provincial court Judge Heather Lamoureux said information in defence Charter notices, which...

The shotgun slaying of a Calgary drug dealer was the result of a botched robbery during a territorial dispute, court heard today. [the accused] pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of...

The suspect in a domestic slaying may find it hard getting a lawyer to take his case after losing another due to personal conflict, a judge said yesterday. Justice Beth Hughes...