Publications
Helpful articles written by Mr. Stilman from Advocate Daily and other sources.
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SCC rules police need warrants to find Internet child porn users
The police need a search warrant to get information from Internet service providers about their subscribers’ identities during investigations, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a landmark ruling affirming Canadians’ right to online privacy. …Read more
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Rob Ford friend faces trial on drug charges next year
Rob Ford’s infamous “crack video” likely won’t come out in court until well after the municipal election, as preliminary inquiry and trial dates for his friend Alexander Lisi have been set for next year. …Read more
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Medical marijuana regulation raises issue of cost
The medical marijuana issue has been with us since the seminal decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in R. v. Parker decided in the year 2000. Since then the courts and the government have struggled to settle on a regime that would enable individuals suffering from a variety of chronic medical conditions to have… …Read more
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Man who beheaded bus passenger may get unescorted passes
A man who beheaded and then ate parts of a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus almost six years ago might soon be granted unescorted day trips outside his mental hospital. …Read more
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Full-time public defender system won’t work
When the legal aid system in Ontario became stressed two decades ago there was talk of replacing the certificate system with a true “public defender” model – something that’s beginning to happen on a limited scale, says Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman. …Read more
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Rob Ford’s former driver found not guilty of all drug charges
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s friend Alexander (Sandro) Lisi has been found not guilty on drug-related charges. Hamilton Spectator Toronto Star. Lisi’s co-accused – Jamshid (Jay) Bahrami – was also found not guilty. …Read more
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Judge set to rule on drug trial involving Rob Ford’s former driver
An Ontario judge is set to give his decision today in the drug trial of Rob Ford’s driver. Defence lawyers have asked Justice Ramez Khawly to acquit Alexandro (Sandro) Lisi and co-accused Jamshid (Jay) Bahrami of all charges. …Read more
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Cop pushed hard for drug deal involving Ford friend, court told
An undercover police officer pushed hard for a dry cleaner to arrange a drug deal with then mayor Rob Ford’s driver but there’s no evidence the store owner was ever a trafficker, an Ontario court heard Wednesday. CBC News …Read more
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Rob Ford’s driver had $900 in pot money when cops nabbed him in 2013
The arrest of then-mayor Rob Ford’s driver and a dry cleaner followed months of intense police surveillance that involved officers, aerial spotting, electronic tracking and even a camera mounted on a street pole, an Ontario court heard Monday. Toronto Star 680 News …Read more
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R. v. Seguin – Don’t expect to get your stuff back anytime soon
A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court provides useful, albeit sobering, guidance to the issue of applications by individuals for the return of items seized by the police. …Read more