Greg Dunn

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Calgary firm brought many areas of criminal law into focus

The Calgary criminal law firm of Dunn & Associates took aim at a number of Criminal Code offences while commenting on ongoing issues that affected Albertans in 2021. In August, Matthew Deshaye wrote that how the charge of sexual assault is often misunderstood, as it includes any unwanted touching of another person without their consent.

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Jury pools should never be limited, even during COVID

A fundamental premise of our judicial system is that juries should always be randomly drawn from the broadest pool of candidates as possible. That is why a recent decision by a justice with the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta should concern everyone. Addressing potential jurors in an upcoming Calgary sexual assault trial in September,

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What if an assault complainant doesn’t want to press charges?

When there is an assault allegation, police look at the evidence before deciding if charges are appropriate. Once those are laid, only the Crown prosecutor has the discretion to have the charges dropped, even if the complainant has a change of heart and asks the charges be withdrawn against the accused. To read more, click

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Weapons can come in many forms under the Criminal Code

Guns or knives usually come to mind when people think of weapons. However, anything that can inflict harm can be considered a weapon. An Ontario man was recently charged with assault with a weapon after throwing hot coffee at another person. Police-reported violent crime in 2019 continued to account for about one-fifth, or 22 per cent, of

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