R. v. Duncanson

R. v. Duncanson Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1992-03-30 Report [1992] 1 SCR 836 Case number 22644 Judges Lamer, Antonio; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Stevenson, William On appeal from Saskatchewan Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 22644 Decision Content R. v. Duncanson, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 836 James Ross Duncanson Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen as represented by the Attorney General of Canada Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Duncanson File No.: 22644. 1992: March 30. Present: Lamer C.J. and L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier and Stevenson JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for saskatchewan Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Admissibility of evidence ‑‑ Bringing administration of justice into disrepute ‑‑ Whether trial judge erred in excluding narcotics evidence under s. 24(2) of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Cases Cited Applied: R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R.

265. Statutes and Regulations Cited Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . APPEAL from a judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (1991), 93 Sask. R. 193, 4 W.A.C. 193, 30 M.V.R. (2d) 17, setting aside the accused's acquittal on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and ordering a new trial. Appeal dismissed. Barry M. Singer, for the appellant. Bernard Laprade, for the respondent. //Lamer C.J.// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by Lamer C.J. ‑‑ This appeal comes to us as of right. Assuming without deciding that the narcotic was found in violation of the appellant's rights under the Charter , we are all of the view that, under the circumstances of this case and in applying the principles enunciated in R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265, admitting the evidence would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute. For these reasons the appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Hnatyshyn Singer, Saskatoon. Solicitor for the respondent: John C. Tait, Ottawa.