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20 Jul 2020

Criminal law 2020 BCCA 206

R. v. Cooper

Court: British Columbia Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal set aside firearms convictions against Malcolm Cooper and ordered a new trial, holding the trial judge used the wrong party-liability test under s. 21(2).

Party liability under s.21(2) criminal code
Foreseeability/knowledge
Curative proviso s.686(1)(b)(iii)
New trial vs acquittal
Party-liability
Criminal-appeal

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