R. v. Mills
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R. v. Mills Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1993-11-02 Report [1993] 4 SCR 277 Case number 23289 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 Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 23289 Decision Content R. v. Mills, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 277 Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Ronald William Mills Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Mills File No.: 23289. 1993: November 2. 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 manitoba Criminal law ‑‑ Nuisance ‑‑ Offering indignities to human remains ‑‑ Gravedigger damaging coffins when refilling graves ‑‑ Evidence supporting trial judge's conclusion that gravedigger's conduct constitutes indignities to human remains. APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1992), 81 Man. R. (2d) 281, 30 W.A.C. 281, 77 C.C.C. (3d) 318, 16 C.R. (4th) 390, allowing the accused's appeal from his conviction on a charge of offering indignities to human remains contrary to s. 182 of the Criminal Code . Appeal allowed. S. J. Whitley, Q.C., for the appellant. Pamela D. M. Smith, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We find no error in the trial judge's judgment. There was evidence upon which he could reasonably base his conc…
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R. v. Mills Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1993-11-02 Report [1993] 4 SCR 277 Case number 23289 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 Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 23289 Decision Content R. v. Mills, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 277 Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Ronald William Mills Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Mills File No.: 23289. 1993: November 2. 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 manitoba Criminal law ‑‑ Nuisance ‑‑ Offering indignities to human remains ‑‑ Gravedigger damaging coffins when refilling graves ‑‑ Evidence supporting trial judge's conclusion that gravedigger's conduct constitutes indignities to human remains. APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1992), 81 Man. R. (2d) 281, 30 W.A.C. 281, 77 C.C.C. (3d) 318, 16 C.R. (4th) 390, allowing the accused's appeal from his conviction on a charge of offering indignities to human remains contrary to s. 182 of the Criminal Code . Appeal allowed. S. J. Whitley, Q.C., for the appellant. Pamela D. M. Smith, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We find no error in the trial judge's judgment. There was evidence upon which he could reasonably base his conclusions. The appeal is accordingly allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the conviction is restored. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: The Department of Justice, Winnipeg. Solicitors for the respondent: Gindin, Smith, Pearlman, Winnipeg.
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