R. v. Brown

R. v. Brown Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1990-02-28 Report [1990] 1 SCR 264 Case number 19904 Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret On appeal from Saskatchewan Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 19904 Decision Content R. v. Brown, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 264 Dean Arthur Brown Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Brown File No.: 19904. 1990: February 28. Present: Dickson C.J. and Lamer, La Forest, Sopinka and Cory JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for saskatchewan Criminal law ‑‑ Second degree murder ‑‑ Evidence ‑‑ Reasonableness of jury's guilty verdict ‑‑ Verdict supported by the evidence. APPEAL from a judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal from conviction by Malone J. sitting with jury. Appeal dismissed. W. P. MacIsaac, for the appellant. Carol Snell, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by The Chief Justice ‑‑ Having reviewed the evidence, we are all of the view, for the reasons given by Justice Vancise of the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan, concurred in by Justice Wakeling, that the jury's verdict of guilty of murder must stand. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, Regina. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Regina. …