R. v. B.F.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Richard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Malcolm Rowe; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Mahmud Jamal; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau |
| Citation | 2025 SCC 41 |
| Docket Number | 41420 |
| Date | 05 December 2025 |
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3 practice notes
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R. v. Paddy
...in the context of the trial as a whole, properly equipped the jury to decide the case according to the law and the evidence” (R v B.F., 2025 SCC 41 at para 35; see also: R v Lozada, 2024 SCC 18 at para 14; and R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19 at paras 34-35 and 40). Perfect instruc......
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R. v. Odette
...(2) that he had a specific intention to kill. Recklessness does not suffice to establish the mens rea for attempted murder: R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41, at para. 69, R. v. Boone, 2019 ONCA 652, at para. 49; and R. v. Ancio, [1984] 1 S.C.R. [133] As summarized by the Cour......
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R. v. Melnyk
...as a whole, in the context of the trial, “properly equipped the jury to decide the case according to the law and the evidence”: R v BF, 2025 SCC 41 at para 35. We agree with the Crown respondent that the appellant’s complaints are an attempt to change his trial strategy on appeal relating t......
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R. v. Paddy
...in the context of the trial as a whole, properly equipped the jury to decide the case according to the law and the evidence” (R v B.F., 2025 SCC 41 at para 35; see also: R v Lozada, 2024 SCC 18 at para 14; and R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19 at paras 34-35 and 40). Perfect instruc......
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R. v. Odette
...(2) that he had a specific intention to kill. Recklessness does not suffice to establish the mens rea for attempted murder: R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41, at para. 69, R. v. Boone, 2019 ONCA 652, at para. 49; and R. v. Ancio, [1984] 1 S.C.R. [133] As summarized by the Cour......
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R. v. Melnyk
...as a whole, in the context of the trial, “properly equipped the jury to decide the case according to the law and the evidence”: R v BF, 2025 SCC 41 at para 35. We agree with the Crown respondent that the appellant’s complaints are an attempt to change his trial strategy on appeal relating t......
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Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners
...summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Criminal Law: Attempted Murder; Aiding Suicide R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41 (41420) Attempted murder conviction restored; aiding suicide “no air of reality”. Oral Judgment Criminal Law: Sexual Assault; Inadequacy of Tr......
