Canada Case Law

R. v. Logan

Court

Court of Appeal for Ontario

The trial judge materially misdirected the jury on s.34(2) by requiring intent to cause death or grievous bodily harm; the later written response did not specifically identify or explain that error or its significance to the defence, so the misdirection was not cured and the conviction was unsafe, requiring that the conviction be set aside and a new trial ordered.

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• Self-defence
• Jury instruction
• Manslaughter
• Sufficiency of charge
• New trial

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R. v. Leblanc

Court

Supreme Court of Canada

La Cour suprême a jugé que l’exposé du juge au jury n’était pas entaché d’erreur de droit et a rétabli la condamnation pour menaces.

• Uttering threats
• Jury charge
• Sufficiency of charge
• Uttering-threats
• Jury-charge
• Criminal-procedure

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The Queen v. Côté

Court

Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the information sufficiently informed the accused despite omitting “without reasonable excuse,” and restored the conviction.

• Form of information
• Refusal to provide breath sample
• Reasonable excuse
• Amendment of information
• Sufficiency of charge
• Fair trial

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