R. v. Groot
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R. v. Groot Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1999-11-05 Report [1999] 3 SCR 664 Case number 26929 Judges Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise On appeal from Ontario Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 26929 Decision Content R. v. Groot, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 664 Norman Groot Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Groot File No.: 26929. 1999: November 5. Present: Iacobucci, Major, Bastarache, Binnie and Arbour JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law -- Assault -- Court of Appeal correctly relying on trial judge’s finding that accused allowed prisoner’s head to come into contact with desk and floor to set aside acquittal and enter conviction for common assault. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 280, 129 C.C.C. (3d) 293, 112 O.A.C. 303, [1998] O.J. No. 3674 (QL), allowing the Crown’s appeal from a judgment of Hill J., [1996] O.J. No. 2906 (QL), acquitting the accused on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. Appeal dismissed. Irwin Koziebrocki, for the appellant. C. Jane Arnup and Randolv Schwartz, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Iacobucci J. -- In this case, the trial judge concluded that beyond a reasonable doubt the accused unlawfully caused his prisoner’s head to come into contact with the desk and in turn the floor of the room. This finding was relied upon by the Court …
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R. v. Groot Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1999-11-05 Report [1999] 3 SCR 664 Case number 26929 Judges Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise On appeal from Ontario Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 26929 Decision Content R. v. Groot, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 664 Norman Groot Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Groot File No.: 26929. 1999: November 5. Present: Iacobucci, Major, Bastarache, Binnie and Arbour JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law -- Assault -- Court of Appeal correctly relying on trial judge’s finding that accused allowed prisoner’s head to come into contact with desk and floor to set aside acquittal and enter conviction for common assault. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 280, 129 C.C.C. (3d) 293, 112 O.A.C. 303, [1998] O.J. No. 3674 (QL), allowing the Crown’s appeal from a judgment of Hill J., [1996] O.J. No. 2906 (QL), acquitting the accused on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. Appeal dismissed. Irwin Koziebrocki, for the appellant. C. Jane Arnup and Randolv Schwartz, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Iacobucci J. -- In this case, the trial judge concluded that beyond a reasonable doubt the accused unlawfully caused his prisoner’s head to come into contact with the desk and in turn the floor of the room. This finding was relied upon by the Court of Appeal with which we agree. 2 Accordingly, for the reasons given by Chief Justice McMurtry of the Court of Appeal, this appeal as of right is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Irwin Koziebrocki, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.
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