Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (December 24 - 28, 2018)

  • 08 janvier 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents:

Civil Decisions:

Lauzon v Fortier, 2018 ONCA 1086

Keywords: Family Law, Matrimonial Home, Equalization of Net Family Property, Set-Off         

Criminal Law Decisions

R v Hersi, 2018 ONCA 1082

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of a Firearm, Trafficking a Firearm, Criminal Code, s. 99, R. v. Murdock (2003), 176 C.C.C. (3d) 232 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Duncan, 2015 ONCA 928, 332 C.C.C. (3d) 347, Jurisdiction, Criminal Code, s. 478, Evidence, Admissibility, Hearsay, Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(b)(iii)

R v Othman, 2018 ONCA 1073

Keywords: Criminal Law, Second-Degree Murder, Defences, Self-Defence, Provocation, Evidence, Admissibility, Prior Statements, Voluntariness, R. v. Oickle, 2000 SCC 38, R. v. Wabason, 2018 ONCA 187, R. v. Van Wyk, [1999] O.J. No. 3515 (S.C.J.)

R v Petroniuk, 2018 ONCA 1083

Keywords: Criminal Law, Assault, Criminal Code, s. 672.56, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7, Campbell (Re), 2018 ONCA 140

R v Dillon, 2018 ONCA 1085

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of a Firearm, R. v. Richards, 2001 CanLII 21219 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Charbonneau, 2004 CanLII 9527 (Ont. C.A.), Evidence, Admissibility, Hearsay, Prior Inconsistent Statements, Vetrovec Witnesses

R v Jiang, 2018 ONCA 1081

Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Mistrials, Non-Disclosure, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7, R. v. Dixon, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 244, R. v. Skinner, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 298, R. v. LAT (1993), 14 O.R. (3d) 378 (C.A.)

R v Bews, 2018 ONCA 1077

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Criminal Law, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

R v Dowser, 2018 ONCA 1079

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Criminal Law

R v Albinowski, 2018 ONCA 1084

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Delay, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b), R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, Standard of Review, Correctness, R. v. Jurkus, 2018 ONCA 489, leave to appeal refused, [2018] S.C.C.A. No. 325, R. v. Godin, 2009 SCC 26, R. v. Gopie, 2017 ONCA 728

Ontario Review Board

Persaud (Re), 2018 ONCA 1080

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Not Criminally Responsible, Mental Disorder, Community Treatment Order, Mental Health Act

Williams (Re), 2018 ONCA 1087

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Uttering Threats, Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Disguise with Intent, Mental Health, Not Criminally Responsible