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[Almost] everything you need to know about the latest Supreme Court of Canada criminal law and related decisions, in six words or less.

[Almost] everything you need to know about the latest Supreme Court of Canada criminal law decisions, in six words or less. Summer Catch-up Edition!

Crystal Tomusiak returns with the Court of Appeal criminal law decisions you need to know. In this instalment of the Ontario Court of Appeal Review: Reasonableness of a car trunk search incident to arrest, the problem of recognizing an accused on surveillance video when you can't see his face, and why disclosure of your hydro usage to the police may violate s. 8, but provide no remedy under s. 24(2).

Courts continue to grapple with arguments that much digital evidence is not sufficiently authenticated and should therefore be ruled inadmissible. Three reported decisions since my last update demonstrate that these arguments continue to be viewed as unpersuasive by the courts .

This month from the Ontario Court of Appeal: Crown references to inadmissible evidence in an opening address, jurisdiction to award costs after a Crown stay, and what happens when you try youth and adult cases together.

[Almost] everything you need to know about the latest Supreme Court of Canada criminal law decisions, in six words or less.

This month from the Ontario Court of Appeal: drinking enough to be dangerous but not impaired, using God to bolster a witness's credibility (don't try it), and getting extra credit — or not — for harsh pre-sentence custody.

Sometimes, one or even two civil proceedings will arise from the same allegations that underlie a criminal proceeding. Justin Nasseri examines if and to what extent the result from one kind of case can be used in another, and some of the key takeaways for defence and Crown counsel to bear in mind.