Publications

Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman has suggested to the court that the drug investigation that ensnared Rob Ford’s friend and a drycleaner during the crack-tape scandal was based on a deception involving an undercover Toronto police officer who became friends with one of the accused, reports CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and National Post …Read more

A hearing into drug charges against a friend of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford began Tuesday with the accused a no show, one count against him withdrawn, and his co-accused making an extraordinary request to be excused from trial. …Read more

Here’s a question for everyone: when was the last time a police officer was arrested for an alleged offence, and I mean arrested – apprehended in the middle of the work day, hand-cuffed to the back, in front of colleagues, the public, the press, “perp-walked,” and stuffed into a waiting police cruiser for the benefit… …Read more

How appropriate that the Super Bowl is coming up. Once again, like a well-practiced football team, the Conservative government is breaking out its playbook and going with its favourite scoring set piece: the old “let’s-get-tough-on-crime” touchdown pass. …Read more

Lawyers who lose a case must remain focused on the sentencing and the possibility of appealing, Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman tells Lawyers Weekly. …Read more

A recent decision by Justice Mel Green of the Ontario Court of Justice – R. v. Pal-Deng, 2015 ONCJ 2 (CanLII) – raises fundamental and troubling questions as to the operation of our criminal justice system. …Read more

Recently I commented on the case of Raymond Caissie, who was charged in British Columbia with the murder of a 17-year-old not long afer he had completed a 22-year sentence for a violent rape/abduction. This tragic case had spawned calls by politicians for the permanent incarceration of our worst offenders in order to protect the… …Read more

Insulin-treated individuals, in the event of hypoglycemia while driving, are at increased risk for motor vehicle collisions with possible legal prosecution and potential incarceration if they are found to have taken inadequate precautions to prevent hypoglycemia. …Read more

The first instalment of Cannabis FAQs answered questions on possession, growing and distribution under the Cannabis Act itself. …Read more

Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman says the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) has vindicated a woman he represented at trial, acquitting her of all drug charges after it agreed the lower-court judge failed to provide the jury with the tools it needed to reach a proper verdict. …Read more