R. v. Thompson
The accused's intentionally misleading statement, as part of a collaborative false narrative, contributed to police continuing investigative steps focused on where the victim had gone from 3 Springhill Road and therefore satisfied the causation element of public mischief under s.140(1)(b); conviction entered.
- Citation
- 2016 NSPC 77
- Parties
- Crown: Her Majesty the Queen; Accused: Caitlin Faye Thompson
- Court
- Nova Scotia Provincial Court
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 16 December 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Public Mischief / Trial Decision
- Outcome
- Guilty
- Legal Topics
- Public Mischief, False Statements to Police, Causation in Police Investigations, Police Investigative Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Crown
Caitlin Faye Thompson
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal Public Mischief / Trial Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused's false statement caused police to continue the investigation
- 2 Whether multiple collaborators providing the same false story negates individual criminal responsibility
- 3 Whether the Crown must prove the accused was the substantial cause of investigative steps
Ratio Decidendi
The accused's intentionally misleading statement, as part of a collaborative false narrative, contributed to police continuing investigative steps focused on where the victim had gone from 3 Springhill Road and therefore satisfied the causation element of public mischief under s.140(1)(b); conviction entered.
Court Disposition
Guilty
Orders
- Convicted of public mischief contrary to s.140(1)(b) of the Criminal Code; conviction entered
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