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ARTICLE · 05 JUNE 2019

Case Bulletin - Day V. Woodburn, 2019 ABQB 356

On May 13, 2019, the Honourable Justice W.N. Renke of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta released his decision in Day v. Woodburn ...

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On May 13, 2019, the Honourable Justice W.N. Renke of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta released his decision in Day v. Woodburn, in which Dentons' Canada Region lawyers, Lorena Harris and Amjad Khadhair, represented the defendants, who were police officers and the Chief of the Edmonton Police Service. Mr. Justice Renke dismissed the case against the Defendants in its entirety. The case is significant for Mr. Justice Renke's analysis of forward looking infrared (FLIR) video evidence recorded by the police helicopter, Air 1; his treatment of a prior judicial decision in related criminal proceedings; and his analysis of the physical force utilized by the police officers on the ground to effect the arrest of the plaintiff.

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