R. v. Gillespie

R. v. Gillespie Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1988-12-14 Report [1988] 2 SCR 653 Case number 20617 Judges McIntyre, William Rogers; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John On appeal from British Columbia Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20617 Decision Content r. v. gillespie, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 653 Kenneth Wayne Gillespie Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent indexed as: r. v. gillespie File No.: 20617. 1988: December 14. Present: McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, L'Heureux‑Dubé and Sopinka JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Criminal law ‑‑ Sexual assault ‑‑ Defence of honest but mistaken belief as to consent to sexual intercourse ‑‑ Failure of trial judge to direct jury to this defence ‑‑ Appeal dismissed. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal from conviction by Cashman Co. Ct. J. Appeal dismissed. Bruce Laughton, for the appellant. Elizabeth Bennett, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1. McIntyre J.‑‑The appeal is dismissed. 2. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Rankin & Company, Vancouver. Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia, Vancouver. …