Earlier today, Michael A. Johnston was interviewed on Ottawa Today with Mark Sutcliffe at 1310 News. Michael discussed the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in R. v. Jordan, which changed the rules governing a defendant's right to a trial within a "reasonable time" under subsection 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Michael also discussed the Ontario […]
Michael A. Johnston presented his paper "Johnston on Juries for Junior Jurists" as part of the "Awaiting the Verdict: Are Trials by Jury Still a Thing?" panel at the 28th DCAO / CCLA Criminal Law Conference: "Younger members of the profession start their careers with very little, if any, understanding about trial by jury; the […]
Following the publication of his article in the Criminal Reports last week, Michael A. Johnston has been cited by the Toronto Star: "Ottawa lawyer Michael A. Johnston, in a paper published last week, argues that up 10 per cent of Canadians are being unfairly barred from jury duty because they have a criminal record. In Ontario, […]
Michael A. Johnston's article "The Automatic Exclusion from Juries of Those with Criminal Record Should be Ruled Unconstitutional" has been published in the latest edition of the Criminal Reports (at (2015) 17(2) CR 335): "The civic act of serving as a juror gives a citizen the responsibility of determining another person's guilt or freedom, as well as […]
Michael A. Johnston publishes his paper "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Code - The Unconstitutional Actions of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canadian Foundations for Children, Youth and the Law v Canada (Attorney General)" in the latest edition of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa's magazine, The Last Line (at 3:2 (Dec 2015) 12): "By analyzing the […]
Matthew B. Day presented his paper "Non-consensual distribution of intimate images" as part of the "10 Under 10" panel at the 26th DCAO/CCLA Criminal Law Conference. "The proposed offence seeks to criminalize conduct that exists at the intersection of sexual liberty, sexual privacy, freedom of speech, and the regulation of the Internet. In a review […]
Michael A. Johnston published his article "Should All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men Put the Queen and Her Counsel Back Together Again" in the Criminal Lawyers' Association's magazine, For the Defence (at (2014) 35:3, 21): "In the Superior Court most of us wear wool robes in keeping with the wonderful tradition that if […]
Solomon Friedman and Michael A. Johnston's article "A Supreme Court that is Granting Power to the State, Not the Mann" has been published in the Criminal Law Quarterly (at 60 Crim. LQ 555 (2013-2014)): "... [R v Nedelcu and R v Aucoin] appear to revisit what was previously considered well settled law. Moreover, instead of providing clarity or further certainty in […]
Michael A. Johnston's article "The Ghost in the Machine: Alcohol, a Car, a Risk, and R. v. Boudreault" has been published in the Criminal Law Quarterly (at 60 Crim LQ 414 (2013-2014)): "The Supreme Court's recent decision in R. v. Boudreault afforded the Court an opportunity to clarify the area of care and control, as set out […]
Michael A. Johnston's article "Knockin' On Feeney's Door? A Case Comment on R. v. Cornell" has been published in the Criminal Law Quarterly (at 58:3/4 Crim LQ 379(212)): "This article comments on the Supreme Court's ruling in Cornell, and argues that the decision has not only lowered the standards required to employ a 'dynamic entry' when executing a search warrant, […]
