Mr. Rose has experience and sophistication defending hundreds of criminal cases, involving drugs, homicide, weapons, fraud, tax and conspiracy charges, impaired and dangerous driving, sexual assaults and fraud allegations since his call to the Bar in 1992. He appears regularly at trial courts across Ontario, as well as the Ontario Court of Appeal, and coroner's court. Mr. Rose is a sought-after commentator on criminal justice issues who has three legal textbooks in print, as well as a monthly on-line Criminal Law newsletter available to subscribers of eCarswell. He is a nationally recognized expert on forensic DNA evidence.
Mr. Rose has also been retained by government agencies and police departments for representation at coroners inquests. He is currently appearing as counsel to a government ministry at the Cornwall Public Inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse. His opinion on criminal law and criminal justice issues is regularly sought by various national media outlets including CBC, Global Television, and City TV.
Professional Activities
Mr. Rose is a past member of the Examinations Committee of the Bar Admission Course (criminal procedure) of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
In February 2005 Mr. Rose was invited to testify before House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice regarding proposed changes to DNA in the Criminal Code.
2009
- Guest Lecturer – CO Bick College, Toronto Police Services Sexual Assault Investigators
2008
- Co-Chair "Cross-Examination College" Advocates Society
- Co-Chair "10th Annual DNA Symposium" Osgoode Hall
- Conference Presentation – Familial DNA Databanking
2007
- Conference Presentation: Sources of Expert Evidence – Some Practical Tips
Osgoode Hall Continuing Education - Evidence for the Civil Litigator
- Co-Chair - Advocates Society – Expert Witnesses
Conference Presentation: Familial DNA Databanking
Annual Symposium - Centre of Forensic Science/Promega Labs
- Panelist: Defending a Sexual Assault Case
Advocates Society
2006
- Co-chair – 7th annual DNA Symposium on DNA Evidence
Osgoode Hall Law School
2005
- Submissions before House of Commons Justice Committee (invited)
Re: Bill C-13 Amendments to D.N.A. Identification Act and Criminal Code
2004
- Co-Chair – the 6th Annual Canadian Symposium on DNA Evidence
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
(also Chaired panel on Reporting DNA results)
2003
- Co-Chair – the 5th Annual Canadian Symposium on DNA Evidence
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
(also Chaired talk by Professor Dale Nance of Case Western Reserve Law School on Probabilistic Statements in DNA cases)
2002
- Conference Presentation: What to do when the 'Cold Hits'.
Presented at the Fourth Annual Canadian Symposium on Forensic DNA Evidence
Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto
(with L. Goos)
2001
- Conference Presentation: Search Warrants. Presented as part of the Ontario Court of Justice Education Series for Justices of the Peace.
- Conference Presentation: Evidence. Presented as part of the Ontario Court of Justice Education Series for Justices of the Peace.
- Panelist: Crown Disclosure Issues. Department of Justice, Toronto, Ontario
Talk about a match...Ascribing weight to the presentation of a DNA match when extreme probabilities are involved. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario. (with Goos, L.M., Silverman, I., Rose, D., Newman, J.)
1999
- Conference Presentation: Defences to Provincial Offences. Presented as part of the Ontario Court of Justice Education Series for Justices of the Peace.
Publications & Seminars
Books
Articles
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D. Rose- Book Review of Law Commission of Canada "What is Crime" Queen's Law Journal vol 31 Number 1 p. 431.
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Legal Decision: DNA Warrant Legislation: Cdn. Journal of Police & Security Services Vol. 3 Issue 1 p. 52.
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D. Rose and L.M. Goos 47 C.R. (5th) 106 "From DNA Database to DNA Warrant – The Declining Weight of a Cold Hit"
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Goos, L.M., Silverman, I., Rose, D., Newman, J. (2002). The influence of probabilistic statements on the evaluation of the significance of a DNA match. Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science, 35(2), 77-90.
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Criminal Lawyers Newsletter 1997. "Cross-Examination of the Affiant in Wiretap Cases"
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Criminal Lawyers Newsletter 1997. "Recent Developments in Search and Seizure"
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Case Comment on R. v. Calder. "Calder Successes will be Rare and Procedure Uncertain", 46 C.R. (4th) 151.
