R v Zoghaib – 2005 OJ No 5947 (SCJ – Fragomeni): [39] In this case Ms. Zoghaib did not mention the name of a specific lawyer nor did she advise P.C. Henry that she wished to call her parents to contact a lawyer. As a result P.C. Henry contacted Duty Counsel and Ms. Zoghaib spoke to Duty Counsel for six Read more...
R v Patel – Unreported – May 14, 2018 – Toronto (OCJ – Downes): The question in this case is whether the informational component of 10(b) also requires the police to specifically ask a detainee who asserts a desire to speak to counsel whether they wish to speak to a lawyer of their choosing or to duty counsel. There is Read more...
R v Rover, 2018 ONCA 745, [2018] OJ No 4646 (OCA – Doherty): [26] The s. 10(b) jurisprudence has, however, always recognized that specific circumstances may justify some delay in providing a detainee access to counsel. Those circumstances often relate to police safety, public safety, or the preservation of evidence. For example, in R. v. Strachan, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 980, Read more...