R. v. Kociuk
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R. v. Kociuk Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 2012-04-12 Neutral citation 2012 SCC 15 Report [2012] 1 SCR 529 Case number 34517 Judges McLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache On appeal from Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 34517 Decision Content SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation : R. v. Kociuk, 2012 SCC 15, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 529 Date : 20120412 Docket : 34517 Between: Robert Joseph Kociuk Appellant and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Coram : McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. Reasons for Judgment : (paras. 1) McLachlin C.J. (LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. concurring) R. v. Kociuk, 2012 SCC 15, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 529 Robert Joseph Kociuk Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Kociuk 2012 SCC 15 File No.: 34517. 2012: April 12. Present: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba Criminal law — Charge to jury — Murder while committing sexual assault — Trial judge adequately relating evidence to elements of the offence — Trial judge’s charge as a whole satisfactorily informing jury of relevant issues and theory of defence — Trial judge not required to put forward speculative fact scenarios of fanciful or far-fetched nature that were not raised by counsel. APPEAL …
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R. v. Kociuk Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 2012-04-12 Neutral citation 2012 SCC 15 Report [2012] 1 SCR 529 Case number 34517 Judges McLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache On appeal from Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 34517 Decision Content SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation : R. v. Kociuk, 2012 SCC 15, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 529 Date : 20120412 Docket : 34517 Between: Robert Joseph Kociuk Appellant and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Coram : McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. Reasons for Judgment : (paras. 1) McLachlin C.J. (LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. concurring) R. v. Kociuk, 2012 SCC 15, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 529 Robert Joseph Kociuk Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Kociuk 2012 SCC 15 File No.: 34517. 2012: April 12. Present: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba Criminal law — Charge to jury — Murder while committing sexual assault — Trial judge adequately relating evidence to elements of the offence — Trial judge’s charge as a whole satisfactorily informing jury of relevant issues and theory of defence — Trial judge not required to put forward speculative fact scenarios of fanciful or far-fetched nature that were not raised by counsel. APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (Hamilton, Chartier and Beard JJ.A.), 2011 MBCA 85, 270 Man. R. (2d) 170, 524 W.A.C. 170, [2011] M.J. No. 340 (QL), 2011 CarswellMan 518, upholding the accused’s conviction for first degree murder. Appeal dismissed. Leonard J. W. Tailleur, for the appellant. Ami Kotler, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by [1] The Chief Justice — We agree that the appeal should be dismissed for the reasons of the majority of the Court of Appeal of Manitoba. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Legal Aid Manitoba, Winnipeg. Solicitor for the respondent: Attorney General of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
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