Lawyer Sounds Alarm Over Automated Licence Plate Readers
Austin Corbett was interviewed in the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald on Dec. 9, 2020, shortly after the Province announced they would be introducing new reflective licence plates to make them easier to be read by Automated Licence Plate Readers. Automated Licence Plate readers have been used in some US states, where concerns over the […]
Austin Corbett on CTV Primetime – July 10, 2019
Austin Corbett joined the CTV Primetime Crime Panel on July 10, 2019 to discuss HUB policing, sexual history evidence, and condom use in sex assault cases.
Austin Corbett on CTV Primetime – June 26, 2019
Austin Corbett joined the CTV Primetime Crime Panel on June 26, 2019 to discuss a number of topics including training for judges, the CTLA, and sentencing.
Will van Engen on Court’s Call to End Bail Delays
Will van Engen of Bottos Law was interviewed by CBC News on the Alberta Court of Appeal’s call to end bail delays in the Province.
Supreme Court Orders New Manslaughter Trial – R v Barton
The Supreme Court of Canada today released the groundbreaking decision in R v Barton. Mr. Barton was represented by Dino Bottos and Bottos Law Group at trial and on appeal.
Will van Engen Comments on the Ongoing Trouble with Bail in Alberta
In an exclusive CBC report delving into the ongoing troubles with the bail system in Alberta, Bottos Law Group Associate William van Engen provided key commentary and opinion.
Dino Bottos Featured in Canadian Lawyer
Dino Bottos, an Edmonton-based criminal defence lawyer, says that a lack of appreciation of the Charter may be in part because it has been in place for less than four decades.
“Barton is Profoundly Bad Law, Supreme Court Tested”
Writing in the Law Times on the recent Supreme Court of Canada hearing for R v Barton, Matthew Gourlay of Henein Hutchison LLP says the following: “Overturning the Court of Appeal and reinstating Barton’s acquittal would be politically unpopular. This will be a crucial test of the Supreme Court’s institutional integrity — one that we should all hope it does not fail to meet.”
Austin Corbett Discusses Youth Sentencing on CBC Radio
On July 18, Austin Corbett appeared on CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM. He discussed the recent case of youth vandalism in the west end.
First-Degree Murder Charges Stayed
Bottos Law Group is pleased to report that the first-degree murder charges against Mr. Philip Vanderwell were stayed by the Crown Prosecutors office, as there was “no reasonable likelihood of conviction” as reported in the Edmonton Journal on July 30, 2018. Mr. Vanderwell was represented by Dino Bottos.
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Decision in R v Suter
The Supreme Court of Canada today released their decision in R v Suter.
Bottos Law Group Files Supreme Court of Canada Factum in R v Barton
Bottos Law Group today filed the Defence/Appellant Factum in the Supreme Court of Canada Appeal of R v Barton.