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Criminal law 2013 BCSC 303

R. v. Khan

The court admitted the deceased victim’s statements on a voir dire, finding them either within the state of mind exception or admissible under the principled hearsay approach.

  • Hearsay exceptions
  • State of mind/present intention
  • Principled approach (necessity and reliability)
  • Admissibility of deceased's statements
  • Motive
  • Hearsay
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Criminal law 2005 SCC 4

R. v. Ménard

La Cour suprême annule une condamnation pour meurtre au premier degré en raison d’une directive erronée au jury sur la causalité et ordonne un nouveau procès.

  • Causation
  • Jury charge
  • First degree murder
  • Second degree murder
  • New trial
  • Criminal code s.231(5) and s.686(3)
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Criminal law 1999 BCCA 207

R. v. Bennett

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed John Richard Bennett’s appeal from a second-degree murder conviction, finding no miscarriage of justice.

  • Jury instructions
  • Opening instructions
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Burden of proof
  • Second-degree murder
  • Jury-instructions
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Criminal law [1998] 3 SCR 533

R. v. Campbell

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Lee Edward Campbell’s appeal from a second degree murder conviction, agreeing in substance with the Court of Appeal’s reasons.

  • Second degree murder
  • Conviction
  • Appeal dismissal
  • Criminal-law
  • Murder
  • Appeal
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Criminal law [1984] 2 SCR 570

Nadeau v. The Queen

The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial after finding jury misdirections on reasonable doubt, conflicting versions of events, and self-defence.

  • Self-defence
  • Burden of proof
  • Jury charge
  • Misdirection
  • New trial
  • Criminal code s.613(1)(b)(iii)
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