Christopher Sherrin
Academic Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy (Osgoode), Master of Laws (Osgoode), Bachelor of Laws (McGill), Honours Bachelor of Arts (University of Toronto)
| Email: | csherrin@uwo.ca |
| Phone: | 519 661-2111 ext. 80421 |
| Office: | LB 237 |
Dr. Christopher Sherrin joined the faculty in 2006. His primary areas of interest are criminal law and procedure, evidence, and the Charter. He has a particular interest in the study of wrongful convictions and reliability in the criminal justice process. Previously, he practiced as defense counsel with the Toronto firm of Cooper, Sandler & West. He has acted as part-time Assistant Crown Attorney, consultant to and researcher for various commissions of inquiry, Director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, member of the local Legal Aid Ontario Area Committee, and editor of the Annotated Youth Criminal Justice Act Service and the Wrongful Conviction Law Review. He has also been active in judicial and continuing legal education. He was appointed Associate Dean (Academic) in June 2017.
Research Highlights
“Police Investigative Technique Privilege” in Perspectives on Evidentiary Privileges (Thompson Reuters, 2019) [forthcoming]
“R. v. Cody: What Does Cody Add to Jordan?” (2017) 37 C.R. (7th) 289
“Understanding and Applying the New Approach to Charter Claims of Unreasonable Delay” (2017) 22 Can Crim L. Rev. 1
“R. v. Smith and Judicially Reviewing the Scope of Criminal Law under the Charter” (2016) 76 S.C.L.R. (2d) 291
“Reconsidering the Charter Remedy for Unreasonable Delay in Criminal Cases” (2016) 20 Can. Crim. L. Rev. 263
“Earwitness Evidence: The Reliability of Voice Identifications” (2016) 52 Osgoode Hall L.J. 819
“Cross-Examining the Accused on Partial Pre-Trial Silence” (2015) 23 C.R. (7th) 253
“Mufuta, Reasonable Inferences, and Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Food for Thought” (2015) 17 C.R. (7th) 154
“R v Whyte: Protecting the Innocent (and the Guilty)” (2014) 10 C.R. (7th) 102
“Wilful Blindness: A Confused and Unnecessary Basis for Criminal Liability?” (2014) 47 U.B.C. L. Rev. 709
