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Hung Jury in Second Degree Murder Trial

The second degree murder trial of Jeremy Hall in Welland, Ontario ended in a hung jury mistrial on June 2, 2015 after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following six days of deliberations. The Defense Argument Dirk Derstine and Stephanie DiGiuseppe, counsel for Jeremy Hall, argued that Mr. Hall was not responsible […]

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Harper’s Justice System

Use the link below to read Sean Fine’s excellent article “Steven Harper’s Courts: How the Judiciary has been Remade” (Globe and Mail). PUBLISHED JULY 24, 2015 UPDATED JUNE 5, 2017 Justice System Stacked? The article focuses on Stephen Harper’s misuse of the judicial appointment process to “stack the court” with Judges who are aligned with […]

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R. Vs. Nur – Dirk Derstine

Possession of a Prohibited Firearm Use the link below to read Dirk Derstine’s comments in The Lawyer’s Weekly on the government’s legislative response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. vs. Nur. R. v. Nur is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which struck down the mandatory minimum sentence of three […]

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Jury acquittal in gun trafficking case

As a result of wiretap information and observations of members of the Toronto Drug Squad, Magda’s client was charged with trafficking in a firearm (gun trafficking). After a lengthy cross- examination Magda argued that the main surveillance officer fabricated his evidence and that the phone number in question did not belong to her client. The […]

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