R. v. Cowan

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 45
Citation2021 SCC 45
Docket Number39301
Date05 November 2021

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  • R. v. T.J.F.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...R.P., 2012 SCC 22; R. v. Burke, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 474; R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24;   Dissent: R. v. (H.)J.M., 2011 SCC 45; R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45; R. v. Gallone, 2019 ONCA 663; R. v. A.A., 2015 ONCA 5; R. v. Sinclair, 2020 ONCA 61; R v. Downey, 2018 NSCA 43; R. v. H-O., 2022 ONSC 4900;......
  • R v Yates
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • April 17, 2023
    ...paths to the same destination by setting out different ways in which an accused can be found guilty of an offence” (R v Cowan, 2021 SCC 45 at para 57, 409 CCC (3d) 287). Pursuant to s. 21, an accused is party to an offence if they (a) actually commit the offence (that is, a......
  • R v Lachance
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...with certainty what happened in the jury room. That it cannot do. (Emphasis added) [103]       In R v Cowan, 2021 SCC 45 at para 46, 409 CCC (3d) 287, Moldaver J. repeated the statement in R v Sutton, 2000 SCC 50, [2000] 2 SCR 595, that “acquittals are n......
  • Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Rainforest Flying Squad
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...accused, the interests of the Crown, broad-based societal concerns and the integrity of the criminal process”: R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45 at para. 63. In R. v. Abbey, 2013 ONCA 206 at para. 29, Watt J.A. described the phrase “interests of justice” as a “legal ......
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  • R. v. Rioux, 2025 SCC 34
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    ... [2017] 1 S.C.R. 1021 ; R. v. Chung, 2020 SCC 8 , [2020] 1 S.C.R. 405 ; R. v. J.M.H., 2011 SCC 45 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 197 ; R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45, [2021] 3 S.C.R. 323 ; R. v. Graveline, 2006 SCC 16 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 609 ; R. v. Morin, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 345 ; R. v. Sutton, 2000 SCC 5......
  • R v Rioux
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 7, 2025
    ... [2017] 1 S.C.R. 1021 ; R. v. Chung, 2020 SCC 8 , [2020] 1 S.C.R. 405 ; R. v. J.M.H., 2011 SCC 45 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 197 ; R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45, [2021] 3 S.C.R. 323 ; R. v. Graveline, 2006 SCC 16 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 609 ; R. v. Morin, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 345 ; R. v. Sutton, 2000 SCC 5......
  • R v Hodgson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 12, 2024
    ...SCC 45, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 197; R. v. George, 2017 SCC 38, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 1021; R. v. Chung, 2020 SCC 8, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 405; R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45; R. v. Sutton, 2000 SCC 50, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 595; R. v. Morin, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 345; R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869; R. v. Ode......
  • R. v. T.J.F.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...R.P., 2012 SCC 22; R. v. Burke, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 474; R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24;   Dissent: R. v. (H.)J.M., 2011 SCC 45; R. v. Cowan, 2021 SCC 45; R. v. Gallone, 2019 ONCA 663; R. v. A.A., 2015 ONCA 5; R. v. Sinclair, 2020 ONCA 61; R v. Downey, 2018 NSCA 43; R. v. H-O., 2022 ONSC 4900;......
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