R. v. Husain — Court of Appeal affirms refusal to terminate SOIRA order despite pardon
Case R. v. Husain Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 7, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 490
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R. v. Hilles — Court of Appeal allows sentence appeal, corrects pre-sentence custody credit calculation and stays remaining sentence
Case R. v. Hilles Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 7, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 502
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R. v. Lambley — Court of Appeal dismisses sentence appeal, upholds additional probation restrictions imposed to protect domestic violence victim
Case R. v. Lambley Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 7, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 503
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R. v. Mahadai — Upheld robbery conviction of getaway driver; dismissed sentence appeal
Case R. v. Mahadai Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 6, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 486
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R. v. Fraser — Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of cell phone seizure; confirms no appellable right for access to detained property
Case R. v. Fraser Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 6, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 498
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B.E. v. O.R. — Court of Appeal rejects broad sealing order; orders limited anonymization and publication ban instead
Case B.E. v. O.R. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 6, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 501
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R. v. Codrington — Upheld sexual assault sentence, corrected calculation error in presentence custody credit
Case R. v. Codrington Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 3, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 491
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R. v. Serkissoon — Allowed Crown’s appeal from acquittals, set aside findings on impaired and dangerous driving, ordered new trial
Case Her Majesty the King v. Devesh Amar Serkissoon Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 3,
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R. v. Kaushish — Affirmed 20-month jail sentence for heroin trafficking; conditional sentence not available in ordinary circumstances
Case R. v. Kaushish Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided July 2, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 485
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Knighton (Re) — Court of Appeal upholds Ontario Review Board’s refusal to order independent housing assessment, but directs Board to reconsider if community placement remains unfound
Case Knighton (Re) Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Gary Trotter (Government of Canada, announced by Minister of
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Aukema v. Peters — Court of Appeal dismissed motion to determine by special case whether statements to police are protected by absolute privilege
Case Aukema v. Peters Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 30, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 484
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Luangchaleun (Re) — Court of Appeal upheld detention order for not criminally responsible person, finding Board’s reasons sufficient and no error in accepting counsel’s concession about ongoing threat to public safety
Case In the Matter of Kevin Luangchaleun Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 29, 2026 Citation
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R. v. Wolfer — Court of Appeal upholds sexual assault conviction, rejecting arguments about witness inconsistencies and credibility assessment
Case R. v. Wolfer Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 26, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 469
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R. v. Gurhan — Court of Appeal overturns convictions for residence items but upholds vehicle convictions in circumstantial drug case
Case R. v. Gurhan Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 26, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 461
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R. v. Al-Qaysi — Court of Appeal upholds second-degree murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence despite appellate challenges to evidentiary reasoning
Case R. v. Al-Qaysi Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 26, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 460
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R. v. Nicholls — Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed appeal of fentanyl trafficking and firearms convictions, finding police lawfully questioned the appellant and properly admitted evidence
Case R. v. Nicholls Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 26, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 472
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R. v. Gibson — Conviction upheld, sentence reduced from 3.5 years imprisonment to 2 years conditional sentence for manslaughter
Case R. v. Gibson Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 26, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 463
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Harpula (Re) — Court upholds detention order for not criminally responsible person; rejects discharge request
Case In the Matter of Thomas Harpula Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 25, 2026 Citation
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R. v. Brennan — Court of Appeal overturns drug trafficking conviction, finding circumstantial evidence insufficient to exclude alternative theory of sole possession by co-accused
Case R. v. Brennan Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 25, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 459
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R. v. Knight — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses appeal, upholds murder conviction and admission of co-accused’s Mr. Big hearsay
Case His Majesty the King v. David Knight Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 24, 2026
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R. v. MacDonald — Court of Appeal for Ontario dismisses murder conviction appeal, upholds admission of Mr. Big confessions
Case His Majesty the King v. Graham MacDonald Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided
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R. v. Brown — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses unreasonable-verdict and dangerous-offender appeals arising from 2012 Toronto robbery-and-confinement spree
Case His Majesty the King v. Andrew Brown Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 23, 2026
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R. v. Beauparlant — Ontario Court of Appeal cuts seven-year firearms sentence to five years after sentencing judge exceeded Crown’s position without notice and misstated the sentencing range
Case His Majesty the King v. Cadence Beauparlant Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 19, 2026
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R. v. L.T. — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Charter challenge to secretly recorded private conversations turned over to police without a warrant
Case His Majesty the King v. L.T. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided June