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Common Law Police Powers Should Scare You - Cody Buhay

Common Law Police Powers Should Scare You - Cody Buhay Introduction Imagine one day you’re walking to campus, excited to get to class to hear another lecture on your favourite topic, federalism. Suddenly, you hear sirens coming from behind you. Before you have time to look around, a police cruiser has pulled up beside you. The officer demands that you...

MANITOBA LAW JOURNAL PREPRINTS VOLUME 46 (2023 & AFTER)

Manitoba Law Journal Preprints 2023 and after Criminal law, criminal justice and criminology peer reviewed papers in Canada. Highest ranked criminal law journal.

Do as I Say, Not as I’ve Done: The Role of Community Service in Deterrence and Denunciation

Do as I Say, Not as I’ve Done: The Role of Community Service in Deterrence and Denunciation Written by Steven Csincsa Party to the Offence: Introduction More than a few of us have been there: a party with friends, alcoholic beverages and merriment abound—maybe you’ve drank more than you should? Then again, maybe not. Hours pass, and the answer to that question becomes a resounding “y...

He Said, She Said… but Video Recording Shows: R. v. Anobis and the Case for Body Cameras in Winnipeg

He Said, She Said… but Video Recording Shows: R. v. Anobis and the Case for Body Cameras in Winnipeg Written by Nathan Dueck “This is a significant discrepancy.”[1] “Highly suspicious, convenient and almost implausible.”[2] “Simply put I cannot accept the events in those locations had transpired in the manner testified to.”[3] These are all conclusions by Manitoban provincial court judg...