R. v. Curragh Inc. et al., (1993) 124 N.S.R.(2d) 59 (ProvCt)

JudgeCurran, P.C.J.
CourtProvincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
Case DateJuly 20, 1993
JurisdictionNova Scotia
Citations(1993), 124 N.S.R.(2d) 59 (ProvCt)

R. v. Curragh Inc. (1993), 124 N.S.R.(2d) 59 (ProvCt);

  345 A.P.R. 59

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Her Majesty The Queen v. Curragh Inc., Gerald J. Phillips and Roger J. Parry

(Nos. 389832; 389839; 389834; 389842; 389835; 389843)

Indexed As: R. v. Curragh Inc. et al.

Nova Scotia Provincial Court

Curran, P.C.J.

July 20, 1993.

Summary:

The accused were charged with man­slaughter and criminal negligence causing death and moved to quash the information.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Court quashed the information.

Criminal Law - Topic 4731

Information or indictment - Charge or count - Indictable offences - Form and content - Date and description of offence - The accused were charged with man­slaughter and criminal negligence causing death - The accused moved to quash the information - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court quashed the information stating that the counts, although technically sufficient, were fundamentally deficient - The court stated that although a charge need not be totally specific, it must adequately identify the transactions giving rise to the charges and give the accused notice - See para­graphs 23 to 32.

Criminal Law - Topic 4735.1

Information or indictment - Charge or count - Indictable offences - Form and content - Defects - Effect of - The accused were charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death - The accused moved to quash the informa­tion - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court stated that only clearly insufficient charges should be quashed while those which lacked detail but still gave notice of the transaction should be upheld - The court stated that disclosure by the Crown is not a remedy to a deficient charge - See para­graphs 18 to 22.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Volpi (1987), 21 O.A.C. 180; 34 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 1].

R. v. Major (1976), 10 N.S.R.(2d) 348; 25 C.C.C.(2d) 62 (C.A.), affd. (1977), 8 N.R. 210; 14 N.S.R.(2d) 704; 27 C.C.C.(2d) 239 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. Côté (1978), 13 N.R. 271; 33 C.C.C.(2d) 353 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 6].

R. v. WIS Development Corp., [1984] 1 S.C.R. 485; 53 N.R. 134; 53 A.R. 58, consd. [para. 7].

R. v. Cook (1985), 20 C.C.C.(3d) 18 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. G.B. et al. (No. 2) (1990), 111 N.R. 31; 86 Sask.R. 111; 77 C.R.(3d) 347 (S.C.C.), consd. [para. 10].

R. v. Moore (1988), 85 N.R. 195; 41 C.R.(3d) 347 (S.C.C.) consd. [para. 11].

R. v. Webster (1993), 78 C.C.C.(3d) 302 (S.C.C.) refd to. [para. 14].

R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326; 130 N.R. 277; 120 A.R. 161; 8 W.A.C. 161; 68 C.C.C.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 21].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 219(1), sect. 222(5) [para. 23]; sect. 581(3) [para. 3]; sect. 601(1), sect. 601(3)(b) [para. 2].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Ewaschuk, E.G., Criminal Pleadings and Practice in Canada (2nd Ed. 1987), paras. 9:2010 [para. 5]; 9:6090 [para. 6]; 9:2060, 9:6060, 9:6070 [para. 7].

Mewett, A.W., The Enigma of Man­slaughter (1992), 34 C.L.Q. 362, gen­erally [para. 26].

Counsel:

Herman Felderhof, for the Crown;

Joel E. Pink, Q.C., for Roger Parry;

Bruce Outhouse, Q.C., for Gerald Phillips;

Peter Atkinson, for Curragh Inc.

This motion was heard before Curran, P.C.J., of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court, who delivered the following decision on July 20, 1993.

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