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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: How to find a lawyer who’s right for you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It will come as no shock to you that lawyers come in all types and temperaments—even criminal lawyers. But how do you go about choosing one? First of all you have to find one. There are numerous ways to go to find one, but different methods will turn up different types of results. http://www.straight.com/article-660251/vancouver/reasonable-doubt-how-find-lawyer-whos-right-you]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/04/reasonable-doubt-how-to-find-a-lawyer-who%e2%80%99s-right-for-you/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: Lawyer-client privilege not always clear-cut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important concepts in our legal system is that of solicitor-client privilege (which goes hand in hand with a lawyer’s duty of confidentiality to their clients). It’s highly important that lawyers hold client communications in the strictest confidence otherwise clients won’t feel safe enough to make full disclosure to their lawyers. Communications &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/04/reasonable-doubt-lawyer-client-privilege-not-always-clear-cut/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/04/reasonable-doubt-lawyer-client-privilege-not-always-clear-cut/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: Police under microscope with B.C. Independent Investigations Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Dziekanski and Frank Paul are two men whose deaths at the hands of police resulted in civilian inquiries into police decisions and actions. The Braidwood Inquiry and the Davies Commission have fundamentally changed the way we police the police. As a direct result of these two inquiries, the B.C. government is establishing a new &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/04/reasonable-doubt-police-under-microscope-with-b-c-independent-investigations-office/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: How lawyers are governed and disciplined in B.C.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers, especially criminal lawyers, come up against ethical and professional quandaries on a daily basis. No matter how long one has practiced, there will always be strange situations that come up where the lawyer will need advice and guidance on how to proceed. I wanted to talk about solicitor-client privilege this week and some of &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/04/reasonable-doubt-how-lawyers-are-governed-and-disciplined-in-b-c/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: Who is Joseph Kony, and what is the International Criminal Court?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, you may have noticed a particular video about Joseph Kony posted by your friends on their Facebook wall or received an email or text message blast with a link to the video. The video is part of the Kony 2012 campaign started by a nonprofit group called Invisible Children. Invisible Children is working toward &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-who-is-joseph-kony-and-what-is-the-international-criminal-court/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-who-is-joseph-kony-and-what-is-the-international-criminal-court/</link>
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		<title>Waivers and hearsay explained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want your charge transferred from one jurisdiction to another, there are a number of caveats. First, the offence cannot be one listed under Section 469 of the Criminal Code (such as murder or treason). Second, you have to plead guilty—if you get a charge transferred and you change your mind, the charge gets &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/03/waivers-and-hearsay-explained/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/waivers-and-hearsay-explained/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: What does Bill C-30 mean for privacy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past week or two, Bill C-30 is the proposed legislation that will require telecommunication service providers to provide personal contact information of users to the police upon request. It also requires telecommunication service providers to set up their service in a way &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-what-does-bill-c-30-mean-for-privacy/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-what-does-bill-c-30-mean-for-privacy/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: Peace bonds demystified and online surveillance bill criticized</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A peace bond is a court order designed to prevent a person from committing or recommitting a crime that has an aspect of violence (i.e. assault, uttering threats, and criminal harassment).[…]The peace bond information can be laid either at the outset of a matter or after criminal charges of another nature have been laid. If &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-peace-bonds-demystified-and-online-surveillance-bill-criticized/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-peace-bonds-demystified-and-online-surveillance-bill-criticized/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: To exclude or not to exclude evidence from trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grant was a young black man who was walking down the street when he came to the attention of the police. Const. Worrell said that Grant stared at them in an unusually intense manner while fidgeting with his coat and pants. Given his suspicious behavior and their purpose for being in the area, they decided &#124; <a href="http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-to-exclude-or-not-to-exclude-evidence-from-trial/">read more&#8230;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-to-exclude-or-not-to-exclude-evidence-from-trial/</link>
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		<title>Reasonable Doubt: Dead time and other sentencing terms explained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earned remission? Statutory release? Dead time? Alternative measures or diversion? This week, I’ll continue explaining terms related to serving a sentence. My explanations are a simplified version of an extremely technical, detailed, and nuanced law. http://www.straight.com/article-599641/vancouver/reasonable-doubt-dead-time-and-other-sentencing-terms-explained]]></description>
		<link>http://acquit.ca/2012/03/reasonable-doubt-dead-time-and-other-sentencing-terms-explained/</link>
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