R. v. Hare
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R. v. Hare Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1989-11-02 Report [1989] 2 SCR 1065 Case number 20621, 20694, 20752, 21127 Judges Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley On appeal from Ontario Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20752, 20694, 20621, 21127 Decision Content R. v. Hare, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1065 John Gordon Hare, Robert Thomas Dyer Geraldine McCreight, Margaret McCreight Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Hare File Nos.: 20752, 20694, 20621, 21127. 1989: November 2. Present: Lamer, Wilson, La Forest, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory and McLachlin JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law ‑‑ Directed verdict ‑‑ Manslaughter ‑‑ Whether trial judge erred in directing a verdict of acquittal. Cases Cited Applied: United States of America v. Shephard, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067; Mezzo v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802; R. v. Monteleone, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 154. APPEALS from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal[1], allowing the Crown's appeal from the appellants' acquittal on charges of manslaughter. Appeals dismissed. Christopher Hicks, for the appellant Hare. David Harris, for the appellant Dyer. Keith E. Wright, for the appellant Geraldine McCreight. M. Block, for the appellant Margaret McCreight. W. J. Blacklock, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by Lamer J. ‑‑ We are all of the view t…
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R. v. Hare Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1989-11-02 Report [1989] 2 SCR 1065 Case number 20621, 20694, 20752, 21127 Judges Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley On appeal from Ontario Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20752, 20694, 20621, 21127 Decision Content R. v. Hare, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1065 John Gordon Hare, Robert Thomas Dyer Geraldine McCreight, Margaret McCreight Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Hare File Nos.: 20752, 20694, 20621, 21127. 1989: November 2. Present: Lamer, Wilson, La Forest, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory and McLachlin JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law ‑‑ Directed verdict ‑‑ Manslaughter ‑‑ Whether trial judge erred in directing a verdict of acquittal. Cases Cited Applied: United States of America v. Shephard, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067; Mezzo v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802; R. v. Monteleone, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 154. APPEALS from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal[1], allowing the Crown's appeal from the appellants' acquittal on charges of manslaughter. Appeals dismissed. Christopher Hicks, for the appellant Hare. David Harris, for the appellant Dyer. Keith E. Wright, for the appellant Geraldine McCreight. M. Block, for the appellant Margaret McCreight. W. J. Blacklock, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by Lamer J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that under the rules set down in Shephard, Mezzo and, more recently, Monteleone, the Court of Appeal did not err in the particular circumstances of the case in ordering a new trial. The appeals are accordingly dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant Hare: Christopher Hicks, Toronto. Solicitors for the appellant Dyer: Carter, McCombs and Minden, Toronto. Solicitor for the appellant Geraldine McCreight: Keith E. Wright, Toronto. Solicitors for the appellant Margaret McCreight: Stephen Price & Associates, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto. [1] Ont. C.A., No. 211/86, July 13, 1987.
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