Impaired Driving in Canada - The Charter Cases

Description

Charter Issues Arising From Impaired Driving Cases - A Practitioner's Guide

This highly anticipated book was written by Justice Joseph Kenkel at the request of readers of his first book on drinking and driving, Impaired Driving in Canada (2009). This book focuses on Canadian Charter of Rights issues that so often become the focus of impaired driving cases. Concise and well-organized, this text provides quick access to the exact legal issue and fact situation applicable to one's case.

Why Should Readers Buy This Book?

• The book provides a very useful summary of Charter issues applicable in all criminal cases and will be of interest to all criminal practitioners
• The book is national in scope, but notes legal differences among provinces where applicable
• Instead of an unwieldy multi-volume looseleaf at a higher price, this book provides the same information in a hyper-edited and organized form for a fraction of the price
• The book is supplemented by the LexisNexis® Impaired Driving NetLetter&? available through the Quicklaw®* service, which provides bi-weekly updates of the most important Charter and drinking and driving cases from across the country
• Written by a judge and former practitioner with years of experience in handling and judging impaired driving cases

What's Unique About This Book?

• No other impaired driving book comprehensively outlines Charter issues in the context of drinking and driving cases
• Easy-to-use and well organized, it saves you time when conducting research
• Provides instant access to the information you are looking for
• Provides a detailed explanation of Charter procedures at trial
• The style of the book is written to work well with digital research via Quicklaw®

Who Should Read This Book?

• Criminal defence counsel - a practical, detailed guide to Charter issues at trial
• Crown prosecutors - a fast reference to Charter issues that arise in criminal trials
• Judges - a well-researched, highly organized text providing speedy access to key quotations from leading cases
• Law libraries - a unique, popular, cost-effective format designed to work well with online research

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction and Overview
Part II: Detention and Roadside Investigation
Part III: Investigation and Testing
Part IV: Right to Counsel
Part V: Disclosure
Part VI: Charter Issues at Trial
Part VII: Charter Procedure and Remedies
Author/Contributor

The Honourable Mr. Justice Joseph F. Kenkel, B.A (Hons.), J.D.

The Honourable Mr. Justice Joseph F. Kenkel is a graduate of Queen’s University and Osgoode Hall Law School. Before his appointment to the Ontario Court of Justice in 2000, he practised criminal law in Toronto and was the Treasurer of the Criminal Lawyer’s Association. Justice Kenkel is a member of the Chief Justice’s Technology Committee, which manages technology issues for the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. He has been a regular speaker at conferences and universities on a range of topics including drinking and driving offences, court technology and scientific evidence. Justice Kenkel presents the annual impaired driving lecture at the National Judge’s Program in Bromont, Quebec, and chairs a panel at the impaired driving seminar held by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He has written four books, Impaired Driving in Canada, Impaired Driving in Canada – The Charter Cases, the Criminal Lawyers’ Trial Book (1995-present), and Small Claims and Simplified Procedure Litigation, 4th Edition, all published by LexisNexis Canada. Justice Kenkel has also contributed to Ontario Courtroom Procedure, edited by The Honourable Madam Justice Michelle Fuerst and published by LexisNexis Canada, DNA – A Practical Guide, and Bar Admission materials published by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Justice Kenkel presides in Newmarket, Ontario in the Central East Region hearing criminal matters.

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