R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary
Citation2025 SCC 18
Date06 June 2025
Docket Number40780

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5 practice notes
  • R v Bouvette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...General of Ontario, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Innocence Canada and Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society Interveners 2025 SCC 18 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40780 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Cri......
  • R v Skiffington
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 26, 2026
    ...or more of the grounds listed under s. 686(1)(a). The Supreme Court recently discussed the scope of these provisions in R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18: [57] Together, these provisions provide the appellate court with three main options when it allows an appeal from conviction. As is explicit f......
  • R v Hadado
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...because the same analysis is required to determine the appropriate direction under section 686(2) of the Criminal Code: R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18 at paras 57, 71–73 and 107, 448 CCC (3d) 319. We must conduct a re-examination of the evidence, including a limited re-weighing: Biniaris at para......
  • R v Mooney
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 5, 2025
    ...bears the procedural or substantial hallmarks of a wrongful conviction justifying a discretionary acquittal: see for example R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18 at paras 198 (majority) and 296 59 It has been over six and a half years since the date of the offence. The parties have now gone through tw......
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  • R v Bouvette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...General of Ontario, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Innocence Canada and Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society Interveners 2025 SCC 18 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40780 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Cri......
  • R v Skiffington
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 26, 2026
    ...or more of the grounds listed under s. 686(1)(a). The Supreme Court recently discussed the scope of these provisions in R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18: [57] Together, these provisions provide the appellate court with three main options when it allows an appeal from conviction. As is explicit f......
  • R v Hadado
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...because the same analysis is required to determine the appropriate direction under section 686(2) of the Criminal Code: R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18 at paras 57, 71–73 and 107, 448 CCC (3d) 319. We must conduct a re-examination of the evidence, including a limited re-weighing: Biniaris at para......
  • R v Mooney
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 5, 2025
    ...bears the procedural or substantial hallmarks of a wrongful conviction justifying a discretionary acquittal: see for example R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18 at paras 198 (majority) and 296 59 It has been over six and a half years since the date of the offence. The parties have now gone through tw......
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