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Joe Killoran Published in the Vancouver Sun

Posted: April 4, 2020

Joe Killoran has done a number of shifts as duty counsel during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Having seen and heard first-hand the fears of individuals who are threatened with incarceration given the present risks, he decided to put pen to paper to address his concerns. His Op-Ed and was published on April 4, 2020 in the Vancouver Sun: 

Police and Crown Must Avoiding Detaining Individuals Charged with Petty Crimes During Pandemic

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Robert Diab and Marshall Putnam published in The Advocate, July 2019

Posted: July 17, 2019

Robert Diab and Marshall Putnam had an article published in the July 2019 publication of The Advocate. Their article, "Is Password Compulsion Constitutional in Canada? Two Views" discusses the developing area of law surrounding the search of electronic devices, and the potential for Court-ordered password production. While there is not yet any clear approach developing in Canada to this issue at the moment, Jensen Law remains at the forefront as this issue continues to develop and proceed through the Courts. 

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Accused Acquitted on Charge that he Murdered his Cellmate while Imprisoned at KRCC

Posted: July 16, 2019

following a two week trial, Jeremy Jensen, Jay Michi, and Marshall Putnam successfully had the accused, Nathaniel Jessup, acquitted of second degree murder. Mr. Jessup was accused of murdering his cellmate during lock-up while imprisoned at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Center back in November of 2015. Although the Crown was able to present a case whereby Mr. Jessup had the exclusive opportunity to commit the murder, Supreme Court Justice Donegan nevertheless agreed with Jensen Law, finding that Crown had not proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. 

 

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Kamloops Lawyers Recount Win at Supreme Court of Canada on Joint Submissions

Posted: March 3, 2019

Although it was a little more than 2 years ago, Jeremy Jensen and Jay Michi recall the landmark decision in R. v. Anthony-Cook like it was yesterday. 

"Very few lawyers even get to appear at the Supreme Court of Canada, much less walk away with a win" states Jeremy Jensen, who argued the landmark decision alongside his long-time friend Micah Rankin. "The fact that the case had wide-reaching implications for lawyers and judges across Canada made the victory even more sweet" says Jensen.

Jay Michi also recalls the win and the events that led to the argument's genesis. "More than a few lawyers have been made to listen to the story about how this idea began following one of my joint submissions going sideways, and that we needed clearer guidance from the court on joint submissions" says Michi. "I still like to take a very small piece of credit, even if I didn't make it to Ottawa" Michi jokes.

But Jensen points to the Anthony-Cook decision as the result  of the collaborative approach employed by the firm. "Every lawyer and every legal assistant played a big part in ensuring that we achieved our goal on that file. It is still one of our proudest moments." 

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Kamloops Man Gets 4 Years, Half the Sentence Sought by Crown

Posted: March 2, 2019

Jeremy Jensen and Marshall Putnam fought tooth and nail to ensure the best possible outcome for their client, who had found himself caught up in the drug trade back in early 2016. Although the amounts of drugs in this case where substantial, and included fentanyl, Jensen and Putnam were able to get their client's sentence cut in half, by persuasivly arguing that the police tactics in this case were substandard, an argument considered "bona fide and compelling" by His Lordship, Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman.

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Jeremy Jensen Secures Release for Client Charged with Murder

Posted: February 4, 2019

Jeremy Jensen and his team got a client out on bail who is presently charged with second degree murder. Despite common perceptions, bail for individuals charged with murder is the rare exception rather than the norm. It takes exceptional advocacy and exceptional lawyers. 

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If the Shoe Doesn't Fit, Your Lordship Must Aquit

Posted: January 11, 2019

Daniel McNamee successfully defended a Kamloops Man who was charged with a Break & Enter and Theft from a home nearby his house. Daniel persuasively argued that the police failed to investigate alternative explanations for the dog track leading to his client's house, operated on tunnel vision, in order to secure an acquittal for his client.

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Lawyers Don't Hold Back in Closing Arguments to Jury in Murder Trial

Posted: December 11, 2018

After successfully raising the arguments of self-defence and provocation, Jay Michi addressed a jury in what was later described by onlookers as an "emotionally-charged and compelling closing statement of defence."  

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Kamloops Couple Found Not Guilty of Assaulting Mountie

Posted: May 30, 2018

Jay Michi successfully defended a Kamloops Couple who were charged with assaulting an RCMP Constable. The presiding judge ultimately rejected the Constable's evidence and agreed with Mr. Michi that "sometimes when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." 

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Dealer with fentanyl-laced drugs gets 15-month sentence, instead of 4 years

Posted: October 25, 2017

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