Caselaw Statements

Statements

28 decisions in this topic.

R v Barrett

1993 CanLII 3426 (ON CA) · Ontario Court of Appeal · robbery

R. v. Barrett

1993 CanLII 3426 (ON CA)
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Arbour J.A. (Tarnopolsky J.A. concurring) | June 10, 1993


Background

Barrett was arrested on an outstanding robbery warrant and taken to 52 …

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R v Belanger

40 C.C.C. (2d) 335 · Ontario High Court of Justice · murder

Regina v. Belanger

40 C.C.C. (2d) 335
Ontario High Court of Justice — Justice Pennell | February 28, 1978


Background

Belanger and Leslie Sparrow were arrested for the murder of Andre Picotte after a confrontation involving …

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R v Bunn

2001 MBCA 12 · Manitoba Court of Appeal · break, enter and theft

R. v. Bunn

2001 MBCA 12
Manitoba Court of Appeal — Twaddle J.A. (Philp and Monnin JJ.A. concurring) | January 24, 2001


Background

Charles Bunn was suspected of a commercial break-and-enter and taken to a district …

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R v Colquhoun

[2002] OJ No 349 · Ontario Court of Justice · fail to report accident

R. v. Colquhoun

[2002] O.J. No. 349
Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court — Justice of the Peace Quon | January 31, 2002


Background

At 6:30 AM on April 8, 2001, Blain Colquhoun — a …

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R v DaCosta

2001 CanLII 28409 (ON SC) · Ontario Superior Court of Justice · dangerous driving causing bodily harm

R. v. DaCosta

2001 CanLII 28409 (ON SC)
Ontario Superior Court of Justice — Justice Wein | June 7, 2001


Background

On a Sunday afternoon, DaCosta was driving his truck northbound on Airport Road near Caledon …

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R v Delmorone

[2002] O.J. No. 3988 · Ontario Court of Justice · dangerous driving causing bodily harm

R. v. Delmorone

[2002] O.J. No. 3988
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice Libman | October 9, 2002


Background

Deny Delmorone was driving his truck through a Toronto intersection when he lost control and struck a …

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R v Dick

[1947] ON CA 12 · Ontario Court of Appeal · murder

R. v. Dick

[1947] CanLII 12 (ON CA)
Ontario Court of Appeals — Robertson C.J.O., Henderson, Laidlaw, Hogg and Aylesworth JJ.A. | January 21, 1947


Background

Evelyn Dick was charged with murdering her husband John Dick …

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R v Erven

[1979] 1 SCR 926 · Supreme Court of Canada · possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking

R. v. Erven

[1979] 1 S.C.R. 926
Supreme Court of Canada — Dickson J. (majority), Ritchie J. (dissenting) | December 21, 1978


Background

Keith Bruce Erven was caught up in a sophisticated hashish trafficking operation on …

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R v Faria

Unreported · Provincial Offences Court · careless driving

Her Majesty The Queen v. Filipe Faria

[1987] Brampton Provincial Offences Court
Provincial Offences Court — Judge K.A. Langdon | December 14, 1987


Background

Filipe Faria was charged with careless driving under section 111 of the …

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R v Hodgson

[1998] 2 SCR 449 · Supreme Court of Canada · sexual assault

R. v. Hodgson

[1998] 2 S.C.R. 449
Supreme Court of Canada — Cory J. (majority), L'Heureux-Dubé and Bastarache JJ. (concurring) | September 24, 1998


Background

Michael Colin Hodgson was a family friend who occasionally babysat the …

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R v Horvath

[1979] 2 SCR 376 · Supreme Court of Canada · murder

Horvath v. The Queen

44 C.C.C. (2d) 385
Supreme Court of Canada — Martland, Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Beetz, Estey and Pratte, JJ. | February 20, 1979


Background

On June 16, 1975, 17-year-old Horvath's mother was found …

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R v Jarecsni

2008 CarswellOnt 6779 · Ontario Court of Justice · noise bylaw violation

R. v. Jarecsni

2008 CarswellOnt 6779, [2008] O.J. No. 4565
Ontario Court of Justice — Pockele J. | July 4, 2008


Background

Lauren Jarecsni and Ashley Tuffin were charged under section 1.1 of City of London …

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R v John

2018 ONCJ 787 · Ontario Court of Justice · operating electrical contracting business without valid license

R. v. John

2018 ONCJ 787
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice D.A. Harris | November 2, 2018


Background

David John was charged with operating an electrical contracting business without a license and failing to obtain …

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R v Mascia

[1993] O.J. No. 638 · Ontario Court of Justice - General Division · false reporting under Unemployment Insurance Act

R. v. Mascia

[1993] O.J. No. 638
Ontario Court of Justice — General Division — Justice Fedak | March 11, 1993


Background

Antonio Mascia applied for unemployment benefits in July 1989 and received $189 per week …

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R v Moore-McFarlane

2001 CanLII 6363 (ON CA) · Ontario Court of Appeal · robbery with a firearm

R. v. Moore-McFarlane and Bogel

2001 CanLII 6363 (ON CA)
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Charron, Sharpe and Simmons JJ.A. | November 30, 2001


Background

Gregory Moore-McFarlane, a 19-year-old with no criminal record, and Paul …

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R v Naces

[2001] O.J. No. 3854 · Ontario Court of Justice · impaired driving

R. v. Naces

[2001] O.J. No. 3854
Ontario Court of Justice — Horkins J. | September 7, 2001


Background

Virginia Naces crashed her BMW at the intersection of Jarvis Street and Mount Pleasant Boulevard in Toronto …

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R v Oickle

[2000] 2 SCR 3 · Supreme Court of Canada · arson

R. v. Oickle

[2000] 2 S.C.R. 3 (2000 SCC 38)
Supreme Court of Canada — Iacobucci J. (majority), Arbour J. (dissenting) | September 29, 2000


Background

Between February 1994 and April 1995, a series of eight …

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R v Panko

[2010] ONCA 660 · Ontario Court of Appeal · possession of child pornography

R. v. Panko

2010 ONCA 660
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Goudge, Sharpe and MacFarland JJ.A. | October 8, 2010


Background

Andrew Panko took his computer to a repair shop for legitimate repairs. He didn't …

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R v Patel

[2010] O.J. No. 981 · Ontario Court of Justice · fail to provide breath sample

R. v. Patel

[2010] O.J. No. 981
Ontario Court of Justice — J.J. Keaney J. | January 6, 2010


Background

On June 12, 2009, P.C. Darcy pulled over Yogeshkumar Patel as he left Kennedy's Nightclub in …

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R v Sabri

2002 CanLII 44974 (ON CA) · Ontario Court of Appeal · manslaughter

R. v. Sabri

2002 CanLII 44974 (ON CA)
Court of Appeal for Ontario — Charron, Borins and Feldman JJ.A. | June 6, 2002


Background

Ehab Marcus Sabri was convicted of manslaughter after admitting to police that …

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R v Sajan

[2019] ONCJ 315 · Ontario Court of Justice · careless driving

Sajan v. York (Regional Municipality)

2019 ONCJ 315
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice Joseph F. Kenkel | May 10, 2019


Background

Samana Sajan was convicted of Careless Driving under section 130 of the Highway Traffic …

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R v Slopek

[1974] OJ No 826 · Ontario Supreme Court - Court of Appeal · fail to remain at scene of accident

R. v. Slopek

[1974] O.J. No. 826
Ontario Court of Appeal — Martin J.A., Gale C.J.O., Brooke J.A. | October 15, 1974


Background

Edward Slopek was charged under section 233(2) of the Criminal Code with failing …

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R v Soules

2011 ONCA 429 · Court of Appeal for Ontario · over 80 mg

R. v. Soules

2011 ONCA 429
Court of Appeal for Ontario — LaForme, Sharpe, MacFarland JJ.A. | June 6, 2011


Background

Stephen Soules was driving in wet conditions when his vehicle rear-ended another car that was …

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R v Stennett

[2018] ONCJ 182 · Ontario Court of Justice · impaired driving causing bodily harm

R. v. Stennett

2018 ONCJ 182
Ontario Court of Justice — Justice Joseph F. Kenkel | March 20, 2018


Background

Lerrell Stennett left a nightclub after celebrating his brother's birthday, driving a black Jaguar with two …

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R v Tornabene

Unreported · Ontario Court of Justice · red light

Her Majesty The Queen v. Maurizio Tornabene

Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto Region
The Honourable Justice R. Khawly | March 18, 2003


Background

Maurizio Tornabene was charged with running a red light after a motor vehicle …

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R v Wabason

2018 ONCA 187 · Ontario Court of Appeal · manslaughter

R. v. Wabason

2018 ONCA 187
Court of Appeal for Ontario — MacFarland, Pardu and Benotto JJ.A. | February 26, 2018


Background

Shaldon Wabason, a 19-year-old Indigenous man, participated in a home invasion with others. During …

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R v White

[1999] 2 SCR 417 · Supreme Court of Canada · failing to stop at scene of accident

R. v. White

[1999] 2 S.C.R. 417
Supreme Court of Canada — Iacobucci J. (majority), L'Heureux-Dubé J. (dissenting) | June 10, 1999


Background

Around midnight on October 6, 1994, Lawrence O'Brien was changing a tire on …

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R v Zalai

Unreported · Ontario Court of Justice · careless driving

R. v. Zalai

[2000] O.J. No. 3294
Ontario Court of Justice — Oates J. | June 19, 2000


Background

Susan Zalai was driving in Toronto on September 13, 1999, when she struck a pedestrian. When P.C. …

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