R. v. McConnell
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R. v. McConnell Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-04-30 Report [1996] 1 SCR 1075 Case number 24779 Judges La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. On appeal from Alberta Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 24779 Decision Content R. v. McConnell, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1075 Lorne McConnell and Peter Letendre Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. McConnell File No.: 24779. 1996: April 30. Present: La Forest, Sopinka, Gonthier, McLachlin and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta Criminal law -- Murder and manslaughter -- Self-defence and defence of others -- Verbal threat made to inmate -- Apprehension of death or grievous bodily harm -- Inmate enlisting help of another -- Whether apprehension must be immediate -- Whether trial judge failed to instruct jury on defence of another. APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal (1995), 32 Alta. L.R. (3d) 1, 169 A.R. 321, 97 W.A.C. 321, dismissing appeals from convictions by Sulatycky J. sitting with jury of Lorne McConnell of second degree murder and of Peter Letendre of manslaughter. Appeal allowed. Charles R. Darwent, for the appellant Lorne McConnell. A. Clayton Rice, for the appellant Peter Letendre. Paul L. Moreau, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 La Forest J.-- In this appeal as of right, we are all of the view that the appeal should be allowed substantially …
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R. v. McConnell Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1996-04-30 Report [1996] 1 SCR 1075 Case number 24779 Judges La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. On appeal from Alberta Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 24779 Decision Content R. v. McConnell, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1075 Lorne McConnell and Peter Letendre Appellants v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. McConnell File No.: 24779. 1996: April 30. Present: La Forest, Sopinka, Gonthier, McLachlin and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta Criminal law -- Murder and manslaughter -- Self-defence and defence of others -- Verbal threat made to inmate -- Apprehension of death or grievous bodily harm -- Inmate enlisting help of another -- Whether apprehension must be immediate -- Whether trial judge failed to instruct jury on defence of another. APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal (1995), 32 Alta. L.R. (3d) 1, 169 A.R. 321, 97 W.A.C. 321, dismissing appeals from convictions by Sulatycky J. sitting with jury of Lorne McConnell of second degree murder and of Peter Letendre of manslaughter. Appeal allowed. Charles R. Darwent, for the appellant Lorne McConnell. A. Clayton Rice, for the appellant Peter Letendre. Paul L. Moreau, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 La Forest J.-- In this appeal as of right, we are all of the view that the appeal should be allowed substantially for the reasons of the dissenting judge, Conrad J.A., in the Court of Appeal (1995), 32 Alta. L.R. (3d) 1. 2 Accordingly, the appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and the convictions are set aside, and a new trial is ordered. Solicitor for the appellant Lorne McConnell: Charles R. Darwent, Calgary. Solicitors for the appellant Peter Letendre: Gainer & Rice, Calgary. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Alberta, Calgary.
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