R. v. Rideout
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R. v. Rideout Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 2001-04-26 Neutral citation 2001 SCC 27 Report [2001] 1 SCR 755 Case number 27675 Judges Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 27675 Decision Content R. v. Rideout, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 755, 2001 SCC 27 Lenore Rideout Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Rideout Neutral citation: 2001 SCC 27. File No.: 27675. 2001: April 26. Present: Major, Bastarache, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for newfoundland Criminal law -- Evidence -- Hearsay -- Defence counsel at trial consenting to admission of hearsay evidence -- Court of Appeal dismissing accused’s appeal from conviction -- Defence counsel’s decision not leading to miscarriage of justice. APPEAL from a judgment of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal (1999), 182 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 227, 554 A.P.R. 227, [1999] N.J. No. 294 (QL), upholding the accused’s conviction. Appeal dismissed. Jerome P. Kennedy, for the appellant. Kathleen Healey, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Major J. – It is common ground that the defence counsel was an experienced and competent one. The appellant contends, however, that trial counsel’s decision in this case was a mistake and led to a miscarriage of justice. 2 We do not agree with his submission and the appeal is dismisse…
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R. v. Rideout Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 2001-04-26 Neutral citation 2001 SCC 27 Report [2001] 1 SCR 755 Case number 27675 Judges Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 27675 Decision Content R. v. Rideout, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 755, 2001 SCC 27 Lenore Rideout Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Rideout Neutral citation: 2001 SCC 27. File No.: 27675. 2001: April 26. Present: Major, Bastarache, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for newfoundland Criminal law -- Evidence -- Hearsay -- Defence counsel at trial consenting to admission of hearsay evidence -- Court of Appeal dismissing accused’s appeal from conviction -- Defence counsel’s decision not leading to miscarriage of justice. APPEAL from a judgment of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal (1999), 182 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 227, 554 A.P.R. 227, [1999] N.J. No. 294 (QL), upholding the accused’s conviction. Appeal dismissed. Jerome P. Kennedy, for the appellant. Kathleen Healey, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Major J. – It is common ground that the defence counsel was an experienced and competent one. The appellant contends, however, that trial counsel’s decision in this case was a mistake and led to a miscarriage of justice. 2 We do not agree with his submission and the appeal is dismissed substantially for the reasons of the majority in the Newfoundland Court of Appeal. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Simmonds, Kennedy, St. John’s. Solicitor for the respondent: The Department of Justice, St. John’s.
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