For the Accused: Recent Episodes
Lydia Riva
A Canadian criminal defence lawyer discusses all aspects of the criminal justice system from investigation to the courts to corrections from the perspective of the Defence.
In this episode, Lydia discusses the bail reform we truly need in Canada. It is not stricter bail laws!
Calls for stricter bail legislation have recently increased in Canada. In episode 6, criminal defence lawyer Lydia Riva provides 5 reasons why we don't need tougher bail laws in Canada.
Criminal Lawyer Jennifer Budgell joins Lydia from Whitehorse, Yukon to discuss the Mr. Big Sting, a controversial investigative technique used by police in murder cases.
Criminal lawyer Leah Shafran discusses with Lydia the dangers of no-knock raids (otherwise known as dynamic entries) and the militarization of the police in the U.S. and in Canada.
We discuss sleep deprivation in criminal investigations, including during arrests, night raids and interrogations.
We discuss 5 reasons why people do not exercise their right to a lawyer when they should and the consequences of that decision.
We discuss police deception in obtaining statements, whether it is legal in Canada for police to lie to suspects, and the role deception plays in false confessions.