What Is a Miscarriage of Justice?
- April 22, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A miscarriage of justice is the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit and is synonymous with wrongful conviction. Wrongful convictions come from almost every jurisdiction in Canada. Donald Marshall in Nova Scotia, Rejean…
Hailstorm Is a Search
- April 10, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
I have been following the developments about the use of cell site simulators by law enforcement agencies in the United States over the past year. This invasive cell phone tracking technology, often called StingRay, lurks in the shadows in Canada…
After Farook’s Phone: Where to Now?
- April 2, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
It has been a spectacular month since my last post about the court battle between Apple and the FBI – a fight in which one of the world’s most respected technology companies squared off against one of the most powerful…
Breaching Informant Privilege
- March 24, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
I have been invited by Edmonton lawyers Aleksandra Simic and Alexandra Seaman to participate as one of their guests in their Advanced Evidence class at The University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, on March 31, 2016. The topic is informant…
The Disclosure Rules: A Restatement
- March 12, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
What are the basic principles of law that come into play when the Crown fails to provide disclosure before election or plea in docket court? In a case pending before the Provincial Court of Alberta at Edmonton my client refused…