R. v. Ariaratnam

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeDoherty,Rouleau,van Rensburg
Citation2018 ONCA 1027
Docket NumberC59677
Date12 December 2018

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8 practice notes
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 21 – 25, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 31, 2019
    ...O.J. No. 2833 (S.C.), aff'd [2002] O.J. No. 5451 (C.A.), R. v. Suarez-Noa, 2017 ONCA 627, R. v. Gill, 2009 ONCA 124, R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, R. v. Scorcia, 2011 ONCA 17, R. v. Mayuran, 2012 SCC 31, R. v. Cairney, 2013 SCC 55, R. v. Tran, 2010 SCC 58, R. v. Buzizi, 2013 SCC 27, R. ......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 10 – 14, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 20, 2018
    ...1019 Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Ineffective Assistance, Evidence, Credibility, R. v. G.D.B., 2000 SCC 22 R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027 Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Provocation, Jury Instructions, Evidence, Post-Offence Conduct, Criminal Code, ss. 229(a) and ......
  • R. v. Copeland
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...cannot be used to assess whether a trial judge has applied the legal principles correctly in the case before her: R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, 369 C.C.C. (3d) 522, at paras. 28-29. This is a case specific exercise, one that turns on the facts of the particular case. [84] In this case, ......
  • R. v. Land
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 23, 2019
    ...be an ‘air of reality’ to the defence of provocation even if the appellant’s own testimony contradicts the defence”: R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, at para. 12. Similarly, there can be an air of reality where the evidence of the accused is [76] This follows necessarily from the trial jud......
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7 cases
  • R v Copeland
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...cannot be used to assess whether a trial judge has applied the legal principles correctly in the case before her: R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, 369 C.C.C. (3d) 522, at paras. 28-29. This is a case specific exercise, one that turns on the facts of the particular 84 In this case, the tria......
  • R. v. Land
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 23, 2019
    ...be an ‘air of reality’ to the defence of provocation even if the appellant’s own testimony contradicts the defence”: R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, at para. 12. Similarly, there can be an air of reality where the evidence of the accused is [76] This follows necessarily from the trial jud......
  • R. v. Nagy
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...2002 SCC 29, [2002] 2. S.C.R. 3, at paras. 53-54, 61, 89; R. v. Grant, 2016 ONCA 639, 342 C.C.C. (3d) 514, at para. 58; R. v. Ariaratnum, 2018 ONCA 1027, 369 C.C.C. (3d) 522, at para. [36]       The trial judge held that a reasonable 26-year-old man with mixed ......
  • R v Nagy
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...2002 SCC 29, [2002] 2. S.C.R. 3, at paras. 53-54, 61, 89; R. v. Grant, 2016 ONCA 639, 342 C.C.C. (3d) 514, at para. 58; R. v. Ariaratnum, 2018 ONCA 1027, 369 C.C.C. (3d) 522, at para. 36 The trial judge held that a reasonable 26-year-old man with mixed martial arts training was “no s......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 21 – 25, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 31, 2019
    ...O.J. No. 2833 (S.C.), aff'd [2002] O.J. No. 5451 (C.A.), R. v. Suarez-Noa, 2017 ONCA 627, R. v. Gill, 2009 ONCA 124, R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027, R. v. Scorcia, 2011 ONCA 17, R. v. Mayuran, 2012 SCC 31, R. v. Cairney, 2013 SCC 55, R. v. Tran, 2010 SCC 58, R. v. Buzizi, 2013 SCC 27, R. ......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 10 – 14, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 20, 2018
    ...1019 Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Ineffective Assistance, Evidence, Credibility, R. v. G.D.B., 2000 SCC 22 R. v. Ariaratnam, 2018 ONCA 1027 Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Provocation, Jury Instructions, Evidence, Post-Offence Conduct, Criminal Code, ss. 229(a) and ......