The Surrey Six: A New Test for Summary Dismissal Applications
- May 31, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a motion in a criminal proceeding may only be summarily dismissed if it is manifestly frivolous. In a unanimous opinion in the notorious Surrey Six murder case an eight member panel held…
The Story of Tammy Bouvette
- May 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Marginalized, overwhelmed and intellectually challenged. That is how three Canadian judges described a woman who accepted a powerful inducement held out by the state when she pleaded guilty ten years ago to causing the death of a child in her…