The Meandering Saga of Keenan Corner
- July 31, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Three men burst into the garage and shot Shabir Niazi. It was a drug rip off. That’s what Keenan Corner told the police at the scene. But at his trial for second degree murder he told an Oshawa jury he…
Supreme Court of Canada Advances the Law of Organized Crime
- July 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial yesterday for a Toronto man convicted by a jury of participation in the activities of a criminal organization. The charges stemmed from a police probe into illegal firearms trafficking in Ontario…
Trump Attorney John Eastman Faces State Bar Charges
- June 30, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
During the final weeks of the Trump administration attorney John Eastman promoted false conspiracy theories and allegations of fraud to pressure Republican state legislatures to appoint alternate slates of presidential electors. Based on a contorted reading of constitutional history he…
Are the Halcyon Days of Cryptocurrency Over?
- June 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has initiated two enforcement actions in two days against major platforms in the cryptocurrency market environment. The two civil cases are another push by the SEC to flex its muscle over crypto markets…
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…