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Criminal law 2021 BCCA 398

R. v. Batstone

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British Columbia Court of Appeal

Appeal dismissed from a second-degree murder conviction. The Court held that isolated misapprehensions and inferential errors did not undermine the trial judge’s overall intent finding.

  • Mens rea/intent
  • Second-degree murder vs manslaughter
  • Intoxication
  • Not criminally responsible/mental disorder
  • After-the-fact conduct
  • Misapprehension of evidence
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Criminal law 2020 BCCA 110

R. v. Faire

Court
British Columbia Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal set aside an NCRMD verdict after finding the trial judge prematurely considered criminal responsibility before deciding guilt.

  • Ncrmd assessment under s.672.11
  • Right to control defence
  • Swain exceptions
  • Admissibility of protected statements
  • Curative proviso (s.686(1)(b)(iii))
  • S.11(b) delay issues
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