R. v. Cole

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.
Docket Number34268
Date19 October 2012
Citation[2012] 3 SCR 34,2012 SCC 53,96 CR (6th) 88,297 OAC 1,JE 2012-1986,[2012] SCJ No 53 (QL),[2012] EXPT 2118,353 DLR (4th) 447,[2012] ACS no 53,269 CRR (2d) 228,DTE 2012T-731,[2012] EXP 3703
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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260 practice notes
  • R. v. Le
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2019
    ...L.R. (5th) 72; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; R. v. Reeves, 2018 SCC 56, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 531; R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608; R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 432; R. v. Paterson, 2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S......
  • R. v. White
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • October 19, 2022
    ...and overriding factual error, or an unreasonable determination: see Grant, at paras. 86, 127; Côté, at para. 44; R. v. Cole, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34, [2012] S.C.J. No. 53, 2012 SCC 53, at para. 82; Jones, at para. 79; R. v. Ansari, [2015] O.J. No. 4355, 2015 ONCA 575, 330 C.C.C. (3d) 1......
  • R. v. Fearon (K.)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 23, 2014
    ...184]. R. v. U.P.M., [2010] 1 S.C.R. 253; 399 N.R. 200; 346 Sask.R. 1; 477 W.A.C. 1; 2010 SCC 8, refd to. [para. 188]. R. v. Cole (R.), [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; 436 N.R. 102; 297 O.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 8, sect.......
  • R. v. Paterson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 17, 2017
    ...v. Feeney, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13; R. v. M. (N.) (2007), 223 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Silveira, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 297; R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; R. v. Aucoin, 2012 SCC 66, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 408; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 S.C.R.......
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  • R. v. Le,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2019
    ...L.R. (5th) 72; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; R. v. Reeves, 2018 SCC 56, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 531; R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608; R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 432; R. v. Paterson, 2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S......
  • R. v. White,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • October 19, 2022
    ...and overriding factual error, or an unreasonable determination: see Grant, at paras. 86, 127; Côté, at para. 44; R. v. Cole, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34, [2012] S.C.J. No. 53, 2012 SCC 53, at para. 82; Jones, at para. 79; R. v. Ansari, [2015] O.J. No. 4355, 2015 ONCA 575, 330 C.C.C. (3d) 1......
  • R. v. Fearon (K.),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 23, 2014
    ...184]. R. v. U.P.M., [2010] 1 S.C.R. 253; 399 N.R. 200; 346 Sask.R. 1; 477 W.A.C. 1; 2010 SCC 8, refd to. [para. 188]. R. v. Cole (R.), [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; 436 N.R. 102; 297 O.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 8, sect.......
  • R. v. Paterson,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 17, 2017
    ...v. Feeney, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13; R. v. M. (N.) (2007), 223 C.C.C. (3d) 417; R. v. Silveira, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 297; R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; R. v. Aucoin, 2012 SCC 66, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 408; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 S.C.R.......
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2017
    • June 24, 2021
    ...242–45 R v Cole, [2009] CanLII 20699 (Ont SCJ) .................................................................223 R v Cole, [2012] 3 SCR 34 ...........................................................................................228 R v Collins, [1987] 1 SCR 265 ..............................
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...R v Colas (2001), 161 CCC (3d) 335 (Ont CA) ............................................. 27, 261 R v Cole, [2012] 3 SCR 34 ...........................................................488, 491, 509, 511 R v Cole, 2019 NBQB 88 ........................................................................
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    • Criminal Law Series Criminal Appeals: A Practitioner's Handbook
    • May 2, 2017
    ...123, 124 Cleghorn, R v , [1995] 3 SCR 175 ............................................... 43 Cole, R v , 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 SCR 34 .................................... 127, 128 Cunningham, R v , 2010 SCC 10, [2010] 1 SCR 331 ............. 20, 21, 118, 120, 122, 123 Curragh, R v , [1997] ......
  • Nature of the Interaction Between Police and Individuals
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...law where the law is unsettled, their Charter- infringing conduct is considered to be less serious” (citing R. v. Cole , 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34, at paras. 86–87; R. v. Vu , 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657, at paras. 69 and 71; see also R. v. Spencer , 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 S.C.R. ......
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