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Lamer J (Dickson CJ and Wilson and La Forest JJ, concurring) Preamble – (0:00:43) The Facts – (0:01:32) Legislation – (0:03:39) The Proceedings – (0:05:32) Trial – (0:05:33) The Court of Appeal – (0:08:26) Jurisdiction – (0:11:53) The Law – (0:12:24) The Reasonableness of the Search – (0:14:29) Bringing the Administration of Justice into Disrepute – (0:20:11) Conclusion – (0:35:19) McIntyre J, dis...

I: Overview – (0:00:44) II: Facts – (0:02:16) III: Judgments Below – (0:06:46) IV: Analysis – (0:09:00) A: Breach of the Charter – (0:09:02) 1: The Meaning of Detention Under the Charter – (0:10:06) a: The Positions of the Parties – (0:10:10) b: Interpretative Principles – (0:11:32) c: The Purpose of the Rights Linked to Detention – (0:13:02) d: Defining Detention – (0:17:12) 2: Was the Appellant...

Headnote: Facts – (0:00:31) Headnote: Per Karakatsanis, Brown and Martin JJ – (0:02:14) Headnote: Per Wagner CJ and Moldaver J (dissenting) – (0:16:06) D: Section 24 sub 2 of the Charter – (0:32:41) 1: General Principles – (0:32:59) a: Seriousness of the Charter-Infringing Conduct – (0:37:17) b: Impact on the Charter-Protected Interests of the Accused – (0:42:14) c: Society’s Interest in Adjudicat...

Headnote: Facts – (0:00:31) Headnote: Per McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ – (0:01:21) Headnote: Per Abella J (dissenting) – (0:04:55) Moldaver J (McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Cromwell, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ, concurring) – (0:06:51) Five: Analysis – (0:07:01) A: Abuse of Process and Stays of Proceedings – (0:07:04)

Joint Reasons for Judgment: Moldaver, Karakatsanis, and Brown JJ (Abella and Côté JJ, concurring) I: Introduction – (0:00:42) II: Facts – (0:03:26) III: Judgments Below – (0:07:12) A: British Columbia Supreme Court – (0:07:15) B: British Columbia Court of Appeal – (0:09:31) IV: Analysis – (0:10:07) A: The Right to Be Tried Within a Reasonable Time Is Important to Individuals and Society as a Whole...

Doherty JA (Watt and Miller JA, concurring) One: Overview – (0:00:35) Two: The evidence – (0:02:41) Three: Was the seizure and search of the jacket lawful? – (0:08:27) Four: Section 24 sub 2 of the Charter – (0:21:44)

Joint Reasons for Judgment: Moldaver and Jamal JJ (Wagner C.J. and Rowe and Kasirer JJ. concurring) I: Overview – (0:00:40) II: Facts – (0:06:19) III: Decisions Below – (0:11:11) A: Ontario Superior Court of Justice – (0:11:39) B: Court of Appeal for Ontario, 2020 ONCA (Fairburn ACJO and Harvison Young JA, Nordheimer JA Dissenting) – (0:13:02) 1: Majority — Fairburn ACJO and Harvison Young JA – (0...

Reasons for Judgment: Iacobucci J (Major, Binnie, LeBel and Fish JJ concurring) I: Introduction – (0:00:31) II: Facts – (0:01:56) III: Relevant Constitutional Provisions – (0:03:35) IV: Judicial History – (0:04:41) A: Manitoba Provincial Court – (0:04:44) B: Manitoba Court of Appeal – (0:05:46) V: Analysis – (0:08:24) A: Introduction – (0:08:26) B: The Common Law Development of Investigative Deten...

Reasons for Judgment: Cory J (Lamer CJ and La Forest, Sopinka, and Iacobucci JJ concurring) Preamble – (0:00:39) I: Factual Background – (0:01:01) II: Decisions Below – (0:06:32) A: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick (voir dire) – (0:06:35) B: Court of Appeal of New Brunswick – (0:09:04) 1: per Hoyt CJNB (Ayles JA concurring) – (0:09:07) 2: per Rice JA (dissenting) – (0:10:51) III: Relevant S...

The judgment of Dickson CJ and Le-mair CJ and La Foray, Sopinka and Gonthier JJ Preamble – (0:00:40) Facts – (0:01:24) Courts Below – (0:06:35) Court of Appeal – (0:06:36) Martin JA, Cory JA Concurring – (0:06:38) Finlayson JA (Concurring) – (0:17:00) Relevant Legislation – (0:18:09) Points in Issue – (0:31:19) 1. What is the entitlement of an accused person to the sealed packet? – (0:32:27) 2. Up...

The Reasons of Wilson J. Preamble – (0:00:12) 1. The Facts – (0:01:44) 2. The Issues – (0:07:00) 3. The Courts Below – (0:08:23) 4. Analysis – (0:21:59) The Right to Counsel – (0:23:24) Unreasonable Search – (0:32:55) Interaction of sections 10 sub b and 8 – (0:46:30) Section 24 sub 2 of the Charter – (0:52:34)

The judgment of Rouleau J I: OVERVIEW – (0:00:09) II: THE STEP SIX ISSUE – (0:03:34) A: FACTS – (0:03:36) (1) The search and seizure – (0:03:38) (2) The apartment – (0:06:11) (3) The tips and investigation leading to the warrants – (0:08:07) (a) Confidential informer tips – (0:08:59) (b) Police investigation – (0:10:29) B: PROCEEDINGS BELOW – (0:13:02) (1) The section 8 application – (0:13:04) (a)...

The judgment of the Court One: Factual Background – (0:00:45) Two: The Decision on the Voir Dire – (0:05:26) Three: Were There Reasonable and Probable Grounds for Arresting the Appellant? – (0:09:51) Four: Did the Detention for 18 Hours Before the Charge Was Laid Constitute an Arbitrary Detention? – (0:23:10) Position in Other Jurisdictions – (0:28:23) Five: Disposition – (0:30:57)

Reasons for Judgment: Brown and Martin JJ. (Karakatsanis J. concurring) IV. – Analysis – 25 – (00:00:07) B. – Section 9 of the Charter – 25 – (00:00:10) (1) – Timing of Detention – 31 – (00:04:11) (a) – Circumstances Giving Rise to the Encounter as They Would Reasonably Be Perceived – 33 – (00:05:27) (b) – Nature of the Police Conduct – 43 – (00:10:16) (i) – The Police Officers Were Trespassers –...

I. – Overview – 1 – (00:00:15) II. – Facts – 6 – (00:03:36) A. – March 19, 2015 – 8 – (00:04:04) B. – April 7, 2015 – 15 – (00:07:54) III. – Issues – 19 – (00:10:03) IV. – Analysis – 20 – (00:10:40) A. – March 19, 2015 – 20 – (00:10:42) (1) – Detention – 21 – (00:11:12) (2) – R. v. Moran – 24 – (00:13:31) (3) – Applying Grant to the Events of March 19, 2015 – 29 – (00:15:48) (a) – The Circumstance...

The judgment of McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache, Deschamps, Charron and Rothstein JJ. 1. Overview – (0:00:40) 2. The Facts and Proceedings Below – (0:06:11) 3. Analysis – (0:13:04) 3.1 Self-incrimination: The Overarching Principle from Which Both the Confessions Rule and the Right to Silence are Derived – (0:13:07) 3.2 The Confessions Rule – (0:19:17) 3.3. The Section 7 Right to Silence – (0:39:54)...

The judgment of the Court 1. Overview – (0:00:12) 2. Facts – (0:01:42) 3 – (0:03:34) A. The Section 9 Claims – (0:03:35) B. The Section 10 sub b Claim – (0:05:40) (1) The trial proceedings – (0:05:43) (2) The arguments – (0:09:55) (3) Analysis – (0:12:01) 4. Should the evidence be excluded? – (0:19:34) a. The seriousness of the state misconduct – (0:21:28) b. The impact on the appellant's Charter-...

Judgment of Sopinka J. 1: Facts – (0:00:45) 2: Crown's Obligation to Disclose – (0:04:37) 3: Application to This Case – (0:31:49)

*Please note that the introduction to this case incorrectly states that it is R. v. Stinchcombe The Background Facts – (0:02:16) The Accident – (0:02:37) The ASD demand – (0:02:51) The DRE demand – (0:03:34) The demand for a sample – (0:04:10) The pre-trial disclosure – (0:04:46) The disclosure application – (0:05:11) The training manual – (0:05:22) The rolling logs – (0:06:32) The curriculum vita...

Judgment of the Court (Martin J.) One: Introduction – (0:00:12) Two: Factual Background and Judicial History – (0:07:00) Three: Legislative Background and the Context of Section 145 sub 3 – (0:12:23) Four: Interpretation of the Mens Rea of Section 145 sub 3 – (0:24:28) A: Subjective and Objective Mens Rea – (0:24:34) B: Statutory Interpretation and the Presumption of Subjective Fault – (0:26:45) C...

Judgment of the Court (Wagner J.) One: Overview – (0:00:13) Two: Relevant Provisions – (0:03:48) Three: Background and Judicial History – (0:07:46) A: Ontario Court of Justice – (0:08:07) B: Ontario Superior Court of Justice – (0:08:43) C: Ontario Superior Court of Justice – (0:10:08) D: Ontario Superior Court of Justice – (0:10:53) Four: Issue – (0:12:22) Five: Analysis – (0:12:33) A: Concept and...

Judgment of the Court (Moldaver J.) Preamble – (0:00:14) One: Facts – (0:02:49) Two: Decisions Below – (0:08:59) A: Supreme Court of British Columbia – (0:09:02) B: Court of Appeal for British Columbia – (0:10:36) Three: Analysis – (0:11:31) A: The Proper Test – (0:16:18) B: Why a Stringent Test Is Required – (0:17:58) C: The Fitness of Sentence and Demonstrably Unfit Tests Should Be Rejected – (0...

The judgment of Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ. (Moldaver J.) One: Introduction – (0:00:17) Two: Background – (0:03:57) A: Offences Against E-N – (0:04:16) B: Offences Against S-R – (0:06:09) Three: Procedural History – (0:07:45) A: Reasons for Sentence, British Columbia Provincial Court – (0:07:47) B: British Columbia Court of Appeal – (0:10:46) Four: Issues –...

Reasons for Judgment: LeBel J. (McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, Deschamps, Fish and Abella JJ. concurring I. – Introduction – 1 – (00:00:29) II. – Manasie Ipeelee – 2 – (00:00:58) A. – Background and Criminal History – 2 – (00:01:00) B. – The Current Offence – 11 – (00:07:12) C. – Judicial History – 14 – (00:08:52) (1) – Ontario Court of Justice – 14 – (00:08:54) (2) – Ontario Court of Appeal – 16 – (0...

Dissenting Reasons of Laskin C.J. and Estey and McIntyre JJ. The judgment of Martland, Ritchie, Dickson and Chouinard JJ – (0:34:20) Preamble – (0:34:28) One: How the case arose – (0:35:35) Two: The jurisdictional point – (0:38:34) Three: The Burden of Proof – (1:09:02) A: Introduction – (1:09:04) B: The Authorities relied upon in Cieslak and in Gardiner – (1:11:31) (e) Law and Deed, 1970 SCSA, an...