Binding or Not? The SCC to Comment on Horizontal Stare Decisis in Appeal of R v Coban
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has granted leave [40223] for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”) et al to appeal R v Coban, 2022 BCSC 880 [Coban].
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‘Proper, but not perfect’: The SCC rules on jury instructions in R v Goforth
In R v Goforth, 2022 SCC 25 [Goforth], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) reiterated its support for the general legal principle that a trial judge’s instructions to the jury...
Deferring to the Jury in R v Waterman
Content Warning: This article includes depictions of sexual violence that may evoke strong emotions. Unique to criminal procedure in the common law system is the option to have a case...
R v RV: SCC to Provide Guidance on Inconsistent Jury Verdicts
R v RV, 2019 ONCA 664 [RV], a recent appellate decision, discusses the complicated question of how courts should respond when a jury delivers inconsistent verdicts. The Crown, dissatisfied with...
