plea bargaining

Rejection of Joint Plea Deal Leaves Many Questions Unanswered: Matthew John Anthony-Cook v Her Majesty the Queen

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has recently granted leave to appeal of the BC Court of Appeal decision in Matthew John Anthony-Cook v Her Majesty the Queen, 2015 BCCA 22 [Anthony-Cook]. The appellant, Mr. Anthony-Cook, was charged with manslaughter contrary to s. 236 of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46. Mr. Anthony-Cook is […]

Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Prosecutorial Abuse of Process: R v Babos

In R v Babos, 2014 SCC 16 [Babos], the issue was whether the Crown misconduct, in the form of intimidation and threats, was severe enough to warrant a stay of proceedings for the accused. A 6-1 majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has held that prosecutorial misconduct or abuse of process must be […]