R. v. Currie; R. v. Bruce, (1984) 5 O.A.C. 280 (CA)

JudgeBrooke, Lacourcière and Tarnopolsky, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Case DateOctober 15, 1984
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(1984), 5 O.A.C. 280 (CA)

R. v. Currie (1984), 5 O.A.C. 280 (CA)

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R. v. Currie; R. v. Bruce

(Nos. 994/81 and 384/81)

Indexed As: R. v. Currie; R. v. Bruce

Ontario Court of Appeal

Brooke, Lacourcière and Tarnopolsky, JJ.A.

October 15, 1984.

Summary:

The accused Currie was charged with four counts of theft and two of fraud. His co-accused, Bruce, was charged with two counts of fraud. Currie was convicted on all six counts and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Bruce was also convicted on two counts and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Both accused appealed against conviction and sentence.

The Ontario Court of Appeal applied the rule in R. v. Kienapple and quashed the conviction of each accused on the second count of fraud. The court of appeal otherwise dismissed the appeals against conviction and sentence.

Criminal Law - Topic 2008

Fraud - Jury charge - The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a trial judge's jury charge on the elements in a fraud charge and specifically on the accused's intention - See paragraphs 16 to 24.

Criminal Law - Topic 2008

Fraud - Jury charge - An accused financial consultant was charged with defrauding investors - The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a jury charge on the defence of honest belief i.e. that the accused honestly but mistakenly believed that he had the authorization to invest his clients' money as he saw fit, subject to subsequent ratification - See paragraphs 16 to 23.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Kienapple, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729; 1 N.R. 322; 44 D.L.R.(3d) 351; 26 C.R.N.S. 1; 15 C.C.C.(2d) 524, appld. [para. 3].

R. v. Doren (1982), 36 O.R.(2d) 114, ref'd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Ballantyne and Simone (1982), 67 C.C.C.(2d) 224 (Ont. C.A.), ref'd to. [para. 19].

R. v. Lemire, [1965] 4 C.C.C. 11, ref'd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Olan, Hudson and Hartnett, [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1175; 21 N.R. 504; 86 D.L.R.(3d) 212; 5 C.R.(3d) 1; 41 C.C.C.(2d) 145, ref'd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Wagman (1981), 60 C.C.C.(2d) 23 (Ont. C.A.), ref'd to. [para. 22].

Cox and Paton v. R., [1963] 2 C.C.C. 148, ref'd to. [para. 25].

R. v. Lilly (1983), 48 N.R. 140; 5 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (S.C.C.), ref'd to. [para. 25].

R. v. Wynnychuk (1962), 132 C.C.C. 227, dist. [para. 29].

R. v. Pendleton (1982), 1 C.C.C.(3d) 228 (Ont. C.A.), dist. [para. 29].

Counsel:

P. Wilkie, for the appellant, Bruce;

B.H. Greenspan, for the appellant, Currie;

Michael H. Bernstein and John C. Pearson, for the Crown, respondent.

These appeals were heard before Brooke, Lacourcière and Tranopolsky, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal on September 11 and 25, 1984. The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered orally by Lacourcière, J.A., and released on October 15, 1984.

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