Introducing Mack s Jury Charge Review on CriminalSource Mack s Jury Charge Review is the only national database of full-text jury charges with

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1 Introducing Mack s Jury Charge Review on CriminalSource Mack s Jury Charge Review is the only national database of full-text jury charges with accompanying expert reviews of the related appellate rulings of the impugned charges.

2 What if you could be better prepared for your next appeal? Mack s Jury Charge Review a new add-on subscription to CriminalSource is a unique, national collection of criminal jury charges that have been the subject of review by Courts of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada, accompanied by expert reviews of the appellate rulings and impugned charge. Providing access to complete charges along with a concise review to help quickly identify precise issues and locate pertinent passages in the charge, Mack s Jury Charge Review will be an invaluable resource to counsel and judges in discussing and drafting an appellate proof jury charge. The reviews and appended jury charges are organized by topic, allowing judges, prosecutors, and defence counsel to quickly find previously contested charges on point and identify an instruction that was accepted or rejected by a Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada. Access the review and link out to the full jury charge Mack s Jury Charge Review provides a digestible analysis of the jury charge and the appellant decision. In the Review, under the heading Impugned Charges, are the case specific topics that were subject to appellate review. The page numbers referenced reflect the page numbering in the PDF. The page numbers provide pinpoint references to the relevant passages in the jury charge PDF. 2 3

3 Downloadable PDF of the Full Jury Charge Easily access the full jury charge document to complement your research. Comprehensive Table of Contents A topically organized Table of Contents helps you save time by refining your search and easily displaying related charges. 4 Access Federated Search Features The federated search query on WestlawNext Canada now includes Mack s Jury Charge Review results. Expert Commentary Easily locate Mack s Jury Charge Review under the Texts and Annotations heading on the CriminalSource home page. You can also access Mack s Jury Charge Review using the widget on the right side of the home page. 5

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5 Mack s Jury Charge Review on CriminalSource (416) (Toronto) (toll-free Canada and U.S.) Option 3 Hours: Weekdays 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (ET), excluding holidays One Corporate Plaza, 2075 Kennedy Road, Toronto Ontario Canada M1T 3V4 store.thomsonreuters.ca thomsonreuters.com 00252LC-E CM MM2 07/18 Printed in Canada