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April 2020

WHAT IS A WEAPONS PROHIBITION ORDER?

A weapons prohibition order is issued by a judge under either section 109 order or section 110 order of the Canadian Criminal Code. The order prohibits a convicted person from using or possessing restricted or prohibited firearms, crossbows, prohibited devices, ammunition, prohibited ammunition and explosive substances. It is considered an ancillary order after a person has …

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KILLER INSIDE: HOW CONCUSSIONS IMPACT CRIMINAL DEFENCE

Netflix’s Killer Inside is the latest documentary to pose the question, “what role does traumatic brain injury play in criminal activity.” Following the story of Aaron Hernandez, it looks at the potential link between the prevalence of concussions and CTE in the NFL, and violent crimes. The idea of CTE having possible ties to violent crime is …

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OCJ COVID-19 COURT ADJOURNMENT DATES

The OCJ is adjourning all criminal matters as a result of the COVID-19 precautions. Starting Monday, March 16, 2020, the Ontario Court of Justice suspended the regular daily operations of all trial courts. All scheduled trials, set-date appearances, scheduled appearances and motions have been adjourned automatically for 10-weeks. The Covid-19 Court adjournments are intended to …

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COVID-19 BAIL HEARING DECISIONS

While the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice are being forced to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic by embracing the widespread use of telephone conference calls, video appearances and virtually courtrooms where all the participants are appearing remotely. The courts are also continuously considering how the COVID-19 precautions are impacting on …

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USING TEMPORARY ABSENCE PERMITS TO CONTAIN COVID-19

What Are Temporary Absence Permit (TAP) Requests? TAPs allow inmates serving a sentence, of less than two years (provincial sentences) to be released into the community before their parole eligibility dates. TAPs can be granted for periods ranging from several hours to attend a funeral, to several days to visit a child in the hospital …

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