R. v. Laverty

R. v. Laverty Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-10-11 Report [1996] 3 SCR 412 Case number 24822 Judges Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from British Columbia Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 24822 Decision Content R. v. Laverty, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 412 Shawn Trevor Wesley Laverty Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Laverty File No.: 24822. 1996: October 11. Present: Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Criminal law ‑‑ Charge to jury ‑‑ Self‑defence ‑‑ Provocation ‑‑ Trial judge’s charge to jury containing no reversible error. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1995), 60 B.C.A.C. 280, 99 W.A.C. 280, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his conviction of second degree murder. Appeal dismissed. B. Rory B. Morahan, for the appellant. Robert A. Mulligan, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Gonthier J. ‑‑ Substantially for the reasons of McEachern C.J. and Hollinrake J.A., we are all of the view that this appeal as of right should be dismissed. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Morahan & Aujla, Victoria. Solicitor for the respondent: Robert A. Mulligan, Victoria. …