R. v. Le,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Brown and Martin JJ.
Citation2019 SCC 34
Date31 May 2019
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37971

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519 practice notes
  • R. v. Zacharias,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 1, 2023
    ...SCC 49, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 220; R. v. MacKenzie, 2013 SCC 50, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 250; R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Harrison, 2009 SCC 34, [2009] 2 S.C.R. By Côté J.         &#x......
  • R. v. Stairs,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 8, 2022
    ...SCC 49, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 220; R. v. Kang-Brown, 2008 SCC 18, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456; R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692. By Côté J. Referred to: R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Pileggi, 2021 ONCA 4, 153 O.R. (3d) 561; ......
  • B.J.T. v. J.D.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2022
    ...182; Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 3; The Queen v. Lupien, [1970] S.C.R. 263; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; Re Baby Duffell: Martin v. Duffell, [1950] S.C.R. 737; Hepton v. Maat, [1957] S.C.R. 606; Re Agar; McNeilly v. Agar, [1958]......
  • R. v. Charles,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 25, 2024
    ...(dissenting)                     R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Youvarajah, 2013 SCC 41, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 720; R. v. Couture, 2007 SCC 28, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 517; R. v. Bradshaw, 20......
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  • Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 8, 2022
    ...of Commissioners of Police, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 311; R. v. Shepherd, 2009 SCC 35, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 527; R. v. Dussault, 2022 SCC 16; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Katigbak, 2011 SCC 48, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 326; Bergeron v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FCA 160, 474 N.R. 366; R.......
  • R. v. Lafrance,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 22, 2022
    ...in every instance of alleged detention by police is the test stated in R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353, and R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692. It is comprehensive in scope and addresses the full breadth of circumstances that engage the right against self‑incrimination......
  • R. v. Sharma,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2022
    ...458; R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852; Moge v. Moge, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813; R. v. Wells, 2000 SCC 10, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 207; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; Inglis v. British Columbia (Minister of Public Safety), 2013 BCSC 2309, 298 C.R.R. (2d) 35; Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C......
  • R v Charles,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 25, 2024
    ...v. L.T.H., 2008 SCC 49, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 739; R. v. Khan, 2001 SCC 86, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 823. By Côté and Kasirer JJ. (dissenting) R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Youvarajah, 2013 SCC 41, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 720; R. v. Couture, 2007 SCC 28, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 517; R. v. Bradshaw, 20......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 11 ' 15, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 22, 2020
    ...Mann, 2004 SCC 52, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 59, R. v. Mian, 2014 SCC 54, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 689, R. v. Mack, 2014 SCC 58, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 3, R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, R. v. Kitaitchik (2002), 166 C.C.C. (3d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), CanadianOxy Chemicals Ltd. v. Canada(Attorney General), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 743, R. v.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 27 ' May 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2020
    ...2013 SCC 49, R. v. MacKenzie, 2013 SCC 50, R. v. Wong, 2017 BCSC 306, R. v. A.M., 2008 SCC 19, R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67, R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17, R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281, R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Flintroy, 2019......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 19 - 23, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 29, 2019
    ...Arbitrary Detention, Racial Profiling, Criminal Code, s. 279.01(1), s. 286.3(1), s. 286.4, R. v Jabarianha, 2001 SCC 7516, R. v Le, 2019 SCC 34, Peart v Peel Regional Police Services Board (2006), 43 CR (6th) 175 (Ont. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to th......
  • Racial Profiling And Entrapment: Evidentiary Considerations Before Proceeding With An Investigation
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 18, 2021
    ...as the detainee's sex, colour, age, ethic origin or sexual orientation. The Court reiterated the Supreme Court's decision in R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 that a detention based on racial profiling is arbitrary as it is not based on reasonable suspicion, and that racial profiling is also relevant w......
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53 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...244 Lawson , R v , [1973] OJ No 1333 (QL), 22 CRNS 215 (PC) .......................... 200 Le , R v , 2019 SCC 34 ....................... 1, 10, 24, 27, 35, 39-40, 44, 47-59, 61, 66, 75, 97, 108, 110-12, 119-20, 126, 156, 195, 243, 276 Le (TD) , R v , 2011 MBCA 83 ................................
  • Examination of Witnesses
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...The Case for Impact of Race and Culture Assessments in Sentencing African Canadian Offenders” (2020) 43:1 Dal LJ 103. 106 R v Le , 2019 SCC 34 at paras 89-97, referencing a number of authorities including M ichael H Tulloch, Report of the Independent Street Checks Review (Toronto: Queen’s P......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...R v Layton, [2009] 2 SCR 540 ............................................................................ 685 R v Le, 2019 SCC 34 ....................................................466, 467, 488, 490, 494, 501 R v Leblanc, 2018 JQ No 12018 (CA) ...................................................
  • The Stop
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Impaired Driving and Other Criminal Code Driving Offences, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2023
    ...is focused entirely on the chain of reasoning that led a police officer to investigate, detain, or arrest a particular suspect: R. v. Le , 2019 SCC 34, 434 D.L.R. (4th) 631, at paras. 76-78. As this court explained in Peart v. Peel Regional Police Services Board (2006), 43 C.R. (6th) 175 (O......
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