Steven G. Slimovitch, Bilingual Montréal Criminal Lawyer

06/13/2025

03/02/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬
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Wrongful convictions. They shatter lives and shake the justice system. Explore the issue from all sides over three riveting evenings.

02/23/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟? 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
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VANCOUVER -- Some of the most high-profile organizers of protests against government and COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa are facing charges that include mischief and counselling to commit mischief. What does that actually mean? Here's a look at the significance of mischief charges and the consequences t...

01/25/2022

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦
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STAVANGER, Norway -- Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising, watching TV and taking university-level courses in mathematics and business.

12/26/2021

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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The jury’s conviction of Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for the death of Daunte Wright, coupled with the judge’s denial of bail pending her appeal, is a double injustice with dangerous implications for policing in America.

09/03/2021

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬
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The defence lawyer in an upcoming first-degree murder trial in Ottawa is applauding the judge's decision to only allow jurors who've said they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

07/16/2021

𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-19 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚. 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦?
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A judge postponed the trial of Greg Fertuck, who is charged with first-degree murder over the alleged killing of his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck.

07/07/2021

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐛𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭
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Bill Cosby "America's father", was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the era.  For many his conviction was seen as the beginning of the movement to hold powerful men accountable for sexual misconduct.  His case offers an interesting insight into how the criminal justice system trea...

06/26/2021

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐎𝐡𝐢𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed state law that could make it a crime to shoot cell phone video of police got the green light by lawmakers to move forward following a statehouse committee hearing Thursday in Columbus.

06/16/2021

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦
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The focus at the moment, as it should be, is on the discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School. But it leads me once again to revisit the case of an indigenous man whom I believe was treated badly by our justice system more than 40 ye...

06/03/2021

𝐕𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐲

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Vatican law will now recognize that adults, too, can be victimized by priests who abuse their authority over them, and that laypeople in church offices, such as school principals or parish economists, can be punished for abusing minors as well as adults.  Additionally the Vatican has also criminal...