Have You Been Carded?
You’re walking home after school and from the corner of your eye you notice a police cruiser approaching you. You think nothing of it, as you haven’t committed a crime. Not too long after, you hear a “hey you” from the direction of the cruiser, and find the officer inside motioning at you to come…
R v Todorovic: Does The Age Of A Child Matter When Determining If She Was “Detained”?
Guest post by Brock Jones, Crown Counsel On February 27, 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in R v Todorovic, 2014 ONCA 153. The central issue on the conviction appeal was whether Todorovic’s statements to the police on the night of her arrest were properly admissible pursuant to the requirements of section…