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The court dismissed an extension-of-time application because British Columbia lacked jurisdiction to grant habeas relief for a prisoner then confined in New Brunswick.
Appeals concerning habeas corpus after parole revocation were dismissed. The Supreme Court of Canada held the detention lawful under the parole regime.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal from Quebec involving habeas corpus and certiorari in aid after an inmate’s transfer to a special handling unit.
The Supreme Court held that habeas corpus could be used to challenge a warrant of surrender before transfer, but dismissed the appeal on Charter s. 7 and bias grounds.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that Gamble could challenge the ongoing 25-year parole ineligibility period under s. 7 and upheld habeas corpus jurisdiction in Ontario.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that habeas corpus was unavailable because the inmate never became a parolee: the day parole grant was conditional and was reversed before the condition was met.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that certiorari could quash a preliminary inquiry discharge where the judge exceeded jurisdiction by applying the wrong standard of proof.
The Supreme Court held that a provincial superior court can decide habeas corpus challenges to confinement in a federal special handling unit.
The Supreme Court held that provincial superior courts may use habeas corpus, with certiorari in aid, to review special handling unit confinement in a federal penitentiary.
La Cour suprême accueille l’appel et ordonne au conseil municipal de réexaminer une demande de lotissement en tenant compte de la portée et de la remédiabilité du problème d’inondation.
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