R. v. H. (D.S.) and N. (J.D.)
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R. v. H. (D.S.) and N. (J.D.) Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1994-05-30 Report [1994] 2 SCR 392 Case number 23689 Judges La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from British Columbia Subjects Appeal Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 23689 Decision Content R. v. H. (D.S). and N. (J.D.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 392 D. S. H. and J. D. N. Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. H. (D.S.) and N. (J.D.) File No.: 23689. 1994: May 30. Present: La Forest, Sopinka, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Appeal ‑‑ Appellate court ‑‑ Jurisdiction ‑‑ Question of law ‑‑ Trial turning on reliability of witnesses and inferences to be drawn from their evidence ‑‑ Neither issue raising a question of law and therefore appellate court without jurisdiction. Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal ‑‑ Appellate court ‑‑ Jurisdiction ‑‑ Question of law ‑‑ Trial turning on reliability of witnesses and inferences to be drawn from their evidence ‑‑ Neither issue raising a question of law and therefore appellate court without jurisdiction. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1993), 47 W.A.C. 129, allowing an appeal from acquittals by Saunderson Prov. Ct. J. and ordering a new trial. Appeal allowed. Stan Guenther, for the appellant D. S. H. Douglas J. Marion, for the appellant J. D. N. Dirk Ryneveld, Q.C., for the respondent. The judgment of the Cou…
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R. v. H. (D.S.) and N. (J.D.) Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1994-05-30 Report [1994] 2 SCR 392 Case number 23689 Judges La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from British Columbia Subjects Appeal Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 23689 Decision Content R. v. H. (D.S). and N. (J.D.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 392 D. S. H. and J. D. N. Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. H. (D.S.) and N. (J.D.) File No.: 23689. 1994: May 30. Present: La Forest, Sopinka, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Appeal ‑‑ Appellate court ‑‑ Jurisdiction ‑‑ Question of law ‑‑ Trial turning on reliability of witnesses and inferences to be drawn from their evidence ‑‑ Neither issue raising a question of law and therefore appellate court without jurisdiction. Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal ‑‑ Appellate court ‑‑ Jurisdiction ‑‑ Question of law ‑‑ Trial turning on reliability of witnesses and inferences to be drawn from their evidence ‑‑ Neither issue raising a question of law and therefore appellate court without jurisdiction. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1993), 47 W.A.C. 129, allowing an appeal from acquittals by Saunderson Prov. Ct. J. and ordering a new trial. Appeal allowed. Stan Guenther, for the appellant D. S. H. Douglas J. Marion, for the appellant J. D. N. Dirk Ryneveld, Q.C., for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by La Forest J. ‑‑ We are ready to hand down judgment now. We agree with the dissenting reasons of Seaton J.A. in the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1993), 47 W.A.C. 129. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal set aside and the acquittals entered at trial are restored. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant D. S. H.: Rush, Crane, Guenther & Adams, Vancouver. Solicitor for the appellant J. D. N.: Douglas J. Marion, Campbell River. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General of British Columbia, Victoria.
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