R. v. Russell

R. v. Russell Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1997-02-21 Report [1997] 1 SCR 356 Case number 25214 Judges Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Alberta Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 25214 Decision Content R. v. Russell, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 356 Cameron Lee Russell Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Russell File No.: 25214. 1997: February 21. Present: Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta Criminal law ‑‑Motor vehicles ‑‑ Dangerous driving causing death ‑‑ Trial judge properly applying elements of offence ‑‑ Conviction affirmed. Cases Cited Referred to: R. v. Hundal, [1993] 1 S.C.R.

867. APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal (1996), 181 A.R. 115, 116 W.A.C. 115, 21 M.V.R. (3d) 111, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his conviction for dangerous driving causing death. Appeal dismissed. Roy D. Shellnutt, for the appellant. Goran Tomljanovic, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Major J. ‑‑ We are all of the opinion that this appeal as of right must be dismissed. 2 We agree with Côté J.A. of the Alberta Court of Appeal that while routine skills are required of automobile drivers, the trial judge did not impose a different standard of care on the appellant but properly applied the elements of this offence as set out in R. v. Hundal. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Shellnutt McKenna Bryant, Calgary. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Alberta, Calgary.