R. v. Buchanan,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeWatt, Fairburn and Zarnett JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 245
Docket NumberC65914
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date08 April 2020

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17 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 6 – 10, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 21, 2020
    ...2 S.C.R. 297, R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, R. v. Poirier, 2016 ONCA 582, R. v. Rover, 2018 ONCA 745, R. v. McGuffie, 2016 ONCA 365 R. v. B., 2020 ONCA 245 Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Trafficking, Possession of Controlled Substances, Firearm Offences, Evidence, Exclusion, Unreasonable Search and ......
  • 2025 ONCA 428,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 56 In this case, the cocaine was found in the car of Mr. Chiarelli's mother. Mr. Chiarelli was the driver of t......
  • R. v. Kanneh,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 22, 2022
    ...is to situate the conduct on a spectrum of culpability: R. v. Jennings, [2018] O.J. No. 1460 (Ont. C.A.), at paras. 26; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, at para. 49. The operating premise is that inadvertent or otherwise minor infringements impact less upon the rule of law and, therefore, upo......
  • R v Chiarelli,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 12, 2025
    ...O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 56 In this case, the cocaine was found in the car of Mr. Chiarelli's mother. Mr. Chiarelli was the driver of t......
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  • R. v. Fox
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 6, 2026
    ...v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30; R. v. Chapman, 2020 SKCA 11, 386 C.C.C. (3d) 24; R. v. White, 2015 ONCA 508, 127 O.R. (3d) 32; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Anderson v. Bank of British Columbia (1876), 2 Ch. D. 644; R. v. Cunningham, 2010 ......
  • R v Graham
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 14, 2025
    ...where they were found. But handguns are valuable and owners do not generally leave them with others without instructions: R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 61. Relatedly, I reject as unreasonable that Ms. Le's sister and her boyfriend left handguns in a laundry bask......
  • 2025 ONCA 428
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 56 In this case, the cocaine was found in the car of Mr. Chiarelli's mother. Mr. Chiarelli was the driver of t......
  • R. v. Kanneh
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 22, 2022
    ...is to situate the conduct on a spectrum of culpability: R. v. Jennings, [2018] O.J. No. 1460 (Ont. C.A.), at paras. 26; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, at para. 49. The operating premise is that inadvertent or otherwise minor infringements impact less upon the rule of law and, therefore, upo......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 6 – 10, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 21, 2020
    ...2 S.C.R. 297, R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, R. v. Poirier, 2016 ONCA 582, R. v. Rover, 2018 ONCA 745, R. v. McGuffie, 2016 ONCA 365 R. v. B., 2020 ONCA 245 Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Trafficking, Possession of Controlled Substances, Firearm Offences, Evidence, Exclusion, Unreasonable Search and ......