R. v. McCarthy
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R. v. McCarthy Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-06-21 Report [1996] 2 SCR 460 Case number 24995 Judges Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. On appeal from Ontario Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24995 Decision Content R. v. McCarthy, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 460 Michael McCarthy Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. McCarthy File No.: 24995. 1996: June 21. Present: Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Search or seizure ‑‑ Trial judge erring in finding that conduct of search not unreasonable ‑‑ New trial ordered. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1995), 31 C.R.R. (2d) 347, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his convictions on numerous weapons charges. Appeal allowed and new trial ordered. Frank Addario, for the appellant. Gary T. Trotter, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Sopinka J. ‑‑ We agree with the reasons of Carthy J.A. dissenting in the Court of Appeal. The appeal is allowed, the conviction is set aside and a new trial is ordered. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Ruby & Edwardh, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto. …
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R. v. McCarthy Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-06-21 Report [1996] 2 SCR 460 Case number 24995 Judges Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. On appeal from Ontario Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 24995 Decision Content R. v. McCarthy, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 460 Michael McCarthy Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. McCarthy File No.: 24995. 1996: June 21. Present: Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Search or seizure ‑‑ Trial judge erring in finding that conduct of search not unreasonable ‑‑ New trial ordered. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1995), 31 C.R.R. (2d) 347, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his convictions on numerous weapons charges. Appeal allowed and new trial ordered. Frank Addario, for the appellant. Gary T. Trotter, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Sopinka J. ‑‑ We agree with the reasons of Carthy J.A. dissenting in the Court of Appeal. The appeal is allowed, the conviction is set aside and a new trial is ordered. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Ruby & Edwardh, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.
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