In the media
CBC interview with Daniel Lerner about the Mike Duffy verdict
I recently spoke with Mark Gollum at CBC regarding the Mike Duffy verdict and the impact it may have on whether the Crown will prosecute the other Senators facing fraud charges.
Read the full article here.
Daniel Lerner interviewed for CBC’s The National
Daniel Lerner was interviewed for CBC’s The National regarding the complainants’ experiences in the Ghomeshi trial, and what the Crown’s role is.
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Daniel Lerner interviewed by CTV News about the Marco Muzzo sentencing
Daniel Lerner was interviewed yesterday on CTV News about the sentencing hearing for Marco Muzzo, who recently pled guilty to impaired driving causing death in relation to the deaths of three young siblings and their grandfather. Watch the full video below.
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Daniel Lerner answers questions about the Ghomeshi trial with CBC
As the Ghomeshi trial reached its conclusion, CBC’s Laura Fraser asked Jonathan Rosenthal and myself our opinions on some of the public’s questions about the Ghomeshi trial.
Read our answers here.
Daniel Lerner interviewed by CityNews about the Ghomeshi trial
There’s been some criticisms in the public about the Crown and police in how they prepared for the Ghomeshi trial. I don’t think some of those criticisms are fair. I’ll be posting another interview with CBC later where I go into more details about that, but for now check out my interview with CityNews here.
Daniel Lerner’s interview with CBC News about Jian Ghomeshi
I recently spoke with Laura Fraser at CBC News about the Jian Ghomeshi trial and the cross-examination of the first witness.
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Daniel Lerner interviewed by The Canadian Press about witness preparation
With such a large media attention on the high-profile Jian Ghomeshi trial, Canadians are getting a unique opportunity into how witnesses are challenged and cross-examined in a “he said / she said” case. I was recently interviewed by Paola Loriggio with The Canadian Press about how a Crown prosecutor prepares witnesses in these type of cases.
The full article can be found here.
Daniel Lerner interviewed by thecourt.ca on R. v. St. Cloud
thecourt.ca is a blog run by the students of the Osgoode Hall Law School where students write about recent cases from the Supreme Court of Canada. On occasion, they interview a lawyer familiar with the issue before the Supreme Court to answer questions about the case from a lawyer’s perspective.
Recently, I was interviewed by thecourt.ca about the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. St. Cloud (which addresses certain grounds in the Criminal Code to deny bail, as well as the procedure for reviewing bail decisions). The article was published on August 18, 2015, and can be found by clicking here.