R. v. Cowan
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 SCC 45 |
| Citation | 2021 SCC 45 |
| Docket Number | 39301 |
| Date | 05 November 2021 |
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...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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...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......
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R. v. Rioux, 2025 SCC 34
... [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......
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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......
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R v Hodgson
...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......
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R. v. T.J.F.
...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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