Latest posts by Greg Dunn (see all)
- Understanding what ‘party to an offence’ means in criminal law - February 6, 2025
- The crime of extortion can result in a maximum sentence of life in prison - January 23, 2025
- Disclosure: A fundamental right of anyone accused of a crime - December 9, 2024
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, Justice Nicholas E. Devlin dismissed all unvaccinated potential jurors in an upcoming Calgary sexual assault trial, along with those who refused to state their vaccine status, noting he has taken “judicial notice” of the “scientific consensus” of COVID-19 vaccines. To read more, click here.
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