R v Wong, (2018) S.C.J. 25 – (Moldaver, Gascon, Brown & Rowe): [67] It is well established that for a plea to be informed, the accused must be aware of its consequences: Taillefer, at para. 85. At a minimum, this entails awareness of the criminal consequences of a plea, and thus awareness that conviction and a penalty may follow: T. Read more...
R v Lopez-Restrepo, 2018 ONCA 887 (Trotter): [21] On this appeal, Mr. Tsegaye attempts to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming that it was not fully informed. In an affidavit he contends that he was not advised by his trial counsel (not Mr. Sheppard) that his guilty plea would prevent him from appealing the s. 11(b) ruling. He said, “that would Read more...