Blog - Cake Criminal Defence

IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME

Sep 6, 2021 | Criminal Justice

The team at CCD Law wants to send out this friendly reminder that the school buses will be back on the road as of Tuesday September 7th . It has...

The Charter Protects Your Password

Jul 31, 2021 | Criminal Justice

A common theme of my rants is where the rights of citizens of this country fall within the framework of the police and their power to investigate...

Release Conditions Should Be A Shield, Not a Sword

May 29, 2021 | Criminal Justice

The ability to be released from custody pending a determination of an accused person's innocence or guilt is a right guaranteed by our...

Beware: Brews and Canoes

May 21, 2021 | Criminal Justice

Just in time for the long weekend, the Ford government has decided that the boat ramps ought to be open again. A good call, and an open...

The Charter Could Doom Indeterminate Trial Dates

May 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice

I have a client charged with some Highway Traffic Act offences. On the face of things, it appears that they may have left the scene and that their...

Scare Tactics in the Name of Social Control

May 3, 2021 | Criminal Justice

There is a lot of evidence that shows that social distancing and masking, substantially decrease the chance of contracting the COVID19 virus. ...

Caution: Collateral Consequence of Careless Convictions

Apr 23, 2021 | Criminal Defence, Criminal Justice

No reasonable person wants to be convicted of a criminal offence. In an effort to eliminate the backlog caused by the unnecessary shut down of the...

COVID HAS KILLED THE CHARTER

Apr 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice

We are now in the third wave of the COVID19 pandemic. As the numbers rise the Ontario government is solely responsible for the latest victim of...

The Police Can’t Open Your Door, and You Don’t Have To

Apr 12, 2021 | Police

The police have a vast array of investigatory powers, for the most part they stop at the threshold of your front door. That door can lead to your...

Unmasking COVID19 and Criminal Justice

Mar 26, 2021 | Criminal Justice

It has been a year now. A year since the government determined that the Courts would shut down. In light of COVID19, in person Court hearings were...

Addiction Shouldn’t Be Criminal

Nov 18, 2020 | Criminal Defence

Addiction should not be criminalized. There has been a growing body of people within the criminal justice system pushing the government...

Beware of the S Factor

Oct 13, 2020 | Criminal Defence, Drug Impaired Driving

When you are charged with impaired driving the police officer who arrests you completes what is referred to as an Information. The...

All you need to know regarding Marijuana and Safe Driving

Sep 28, 2020 | Criminal Defence, Drug Impaired Driving, False Arrest

Attached is an interesting read on marijuana. Educating you on how long marijuana stays in your system, how THC blood tests work, and everything...

The Challenges with Impaired by Drug Prosecutions

Sep 28, 2020 | Criminal Defence, Drug Impaired Driving

As the laws surrounding the use of marijuana evolve so has law enforcements response to drug impaired driving. I have seen an increase lately...

Taking Control is out of Control

Apr 1, 2020 | Criminal Defence

Premier Doug Ford has once again waged war on retailers on behalf of his constituents. It seems that the Premier thinks that he ought to be able to...

Covid Cops

Apr 1, 2020 | Criminal Defence

We all know what to do in the midst of the global COVID19 pandemic… it’s simple, stay away from people and stay home. Government and medical...

What’s the Point of Designated Drivers

Jan 1, 2020 | Drug Impaired Driving

The actions of a police officer in British Columbia have gone too far in the war on impaired driving. A Vancouver woman who thought she did the...

Don’t Blow it, Just Blow

Aug 1, 2019 | Drug Impaired Driving

I am always surprised at how willing people are to talk to the police. I have no problem with a friendly hello in the coffee line, small talk...

Boys Can Need Protection Too

Aug 1, 2019 | Criminal Defence

It is a sad reality that without alcohol there would be many people involved in the criminal justice system that would be looking for work, me...

Are Mandatory minimums mandatory?

Aug 1, 2019 | Drug Impaired Driving

A recent Ontario Court decision has once again brought the sentencing of impaired drivers into the spotlight. Although the sentence rendered is now...

Is it Worth a “Like”

Jul 1, 2019 | Criminal Defence

Recently, I was retained by a client on an impaired boating charge. I thought, No problem! I have successfully defended many of these. However, upon...