R. v. Simpson
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R. v. Simpson Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1995-02-03 Report [1995] 1 SCR 449 Case number 24099 Judges Lamer, Antonio; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24099 Decision Content R. v. Simpson, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 449 Deborah Simpson Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Simpson File No.: 24099. 1995: February 3. Present: Lamer C.J. and Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for newfoundland Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Arbitrary detention or imprisonment ‑‑ Remedy ‑‑ Police failing to bring accused before justice within time prescribed ‑‑ Trial judge entering stay of proceedings ‑‑ No reason for interfering with trial judge's exercise of discretion ‑‑ Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 9 , 24(1) . APPEAL from a judgment of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal (1994), 117 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 110, 365 A.P.R. 110, 88 C.C.C. (3d) 377, 29 C.R. (4th) 274, allowing the Crown's appeal from a stay of proceedings entered by Kennedy Prov. Ct. J. Appeal allowed and stay restored. Derek J. Hogan, for the appellant. Wayne Gorman, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Lamer C.J. ‑‑ With respect, we are all of the view that there was no reason for interfering with the exercise…
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R. v. Simpson Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1995-02-03 Report [1995] 1 SCR 449 Case number 24099 Judges Lamer, Antonio; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24099 Decision Content R. v. Simpson, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 449 Deborah Simpson Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Simpson File No.: 24099. 1995: February 3. Present: Lamer C.J. and Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for newfoundland Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Arbitrary detention or imprisonment ‑‑ Remedy ‑‑ Police failing to bring accused before justice within time prescribed ‑‑ Trial judge entering stay of proceedings ‑‑ No reason for interfering with trial judge's exercise of discretion ‑‑ Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 9 , 24(1) . APPEAL from a judgment of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal (1994), 117 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 110, 365 A.P.R. 110, 88 C.C.C. (3d) 377, 29 C.R. (4th) 274, allowing the Crown's appeal from a stay of proceedings entered by Kennedy Prov. Ct. J. Appeal allowed and stay restored. Derek J. Hogan, for the appellant. Wayne Gorman, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Lamer C.J. ‑‑ With respect, we are all of the view that there was no reason for interfering with the exercise of discretion by the trial judge. The appeal is therefore allowed and the stay entered by the trial judge is restored. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Derek J. Hogan, St. John's. Solicitor for the respondent: Wayne Gorman, St. John's.
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