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La Cour suprême confirme la condamnation pour meurtre au premier degré et juge valide l’art. 214(5) du Code criminel comme règle de classification de la peine.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed an appeal in a murder case, set aside the Quebec Court of Appeal’s judgment, and ordered a new trial over concerns about Crown and police conduct.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial after finding jury misdirections on reasonable doubt, conflicting versions of events, and self-defence.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal in a heroin conspiracy case, holding a newspaper clipping was admissible as evidence of interest in drug sources.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial after holding that defence counsel should have been allowed to cross-examine a Crown witness about an outstanding murder indictment.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial after a voir dire was not held on a crucial police statement, holding s. 613(1)(b)(iii) did not cure the error.
The Supreme Court held that the accomplice caution applies to an accessory after the fact, but dismissed the appeal because no substantial miscarriage of justice occurred.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed appeals from murder convictions, upholding similar-fact evidence and finding intoxication charge errors caused no miscarriage of justice.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that voluntary drunkenness is not a defence to rape, treating rape as a crime of general intent and dismissing the appeal.
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