R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas
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R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-01-29 Report [1996] 1 SCR 70 Case number 24513, 24628 Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Nova Scotia Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24628, 24513 Decision Content R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 70 Stephen Edward Fitt Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and The Attorney General of Quebec Intervener and between Spyro Kouyas Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and The Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Indexed as: R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas File Nos.: 24628, 24513. 1996: January 29. Present: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L’Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for nova scotia Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Unreasonable search or seizure ‑‑ Expectation of privacy ‑‑ Gambling devices seized by police in business establishment open to public ‑‑ No infringement of accused's right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (1995), 96 C.C.C. (3d) 341, 38 C.R. (4th) 52, 139 N.S.R. (2d) 186, 397 A.P.R. 186, allowing the Crown's appeal from the appellant Fitt's acquittal on charges of keeping gambling devices and keeping a common gaming house, and orderi…
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R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-01-29 Report [1996] 1 SCR 70 Case number 24513, 24628 Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Nova Scotia Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24628, 24513 Decision Content R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 70 Stephen Edward Fitt Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and The Attorney General of Quebec Intervener and between Spyro Kouyas Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and The Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Indexed as: R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas File Nos.: 24628, 24513. 1996: January 29. Present: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L’Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for nova scotia Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Unreasonable search or seizure ‑‑ Expectation of privacy ‑‑ Gambling devices seized by police in business establishment open to public ‑‑ No infringement of accused's right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (1995), 96 C.C.C. (3d) 341, 38 C.R. (4th) 52, 139 N.S.R. (2d) 186, 397 A.P.R. 186, allowing the Crown's appeal from the appellant Fitt's acquittal on charges of keeping gambling devices and keeping a common gaming house, and ordering a new trial. Appeal dismissed. APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (1994), 26 C.R.R. (2d) 354, 136 N.S.R. (2d) 195, 388 A.P.R. 195, allowing the Crown's appeal from the appellant Kouyas's acquittal on charges of keeping gambling devices and keeping a common gaming house, and ordering a new trial. Appeal dismissed. Ralph W. Ripley, for the appellants. Kenneth W. F. Fiske, Q.C., and Peter G. MacKay, for the respondent. Monique Rousseau and Gilles Laporte, for the intervener. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Lamer C.J. ‑‑ These appeals come to us as of right. The appeals are dismissed, substantially for the reasons given by Mr. Justice Hallett. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellants: Ripley & MacCuish, Sydney. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Solicitor for the intervener: The Department of Justice, Ste‑Foy.
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