R. v. Barton,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ.
Citation2019 SCC 33
Date24 May 2019
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37769

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    ...S.C.R. 679; Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 84, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 429; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 462; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage), 2005 SCC 69, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 388; R. v. Marshall,......
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    ...33, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 499, rev'g 2019 BCCA 467, 383 C.C.C. (3d) 516; considered: R. v. R.V., 2019 SCC 41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; R. v. Seaboyer, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577; R. v. Darrach, 2000 SCC 46, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 443; R. v. Martin, 2013 ONSC 7210; R.......
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