R. v. A.D.G., [2015] A.R. Uned. 72

JudgeMartin, McDonald and Veldhuis, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Case DateMay 01, 2015
Citations[2015] A.R. Uned. 72;2015 ABCA 149;[2015] A.R. Uned. 72 (CA)
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35 practice notes
  • R. v. Roasting (J.C.), 2016 ABCA 138
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 6, 2016
    ...[2007] 1 SCR 190 at para 94; R v Sinclair , 2011 SCC 40 at paras 4, 16 and 19 to 21, [2011] 3 SCR 3. Such a flaw appeared in R v G(AD) , 2015 ABCA 149, 25 Alta LR (6th) 379 where the reasons of a trial judge embodied "folk tales". [16] Credibility findings get deference because assessment o......
  • R. v. Taylor, 2021 NSSC 120
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 28, 2021
    ...credibility that is based on assumptions about how a victim is supposed to react to the assault (see: R. v. G. (A.D.), 2015 ABCA 149 (Alta. C.A.) at paras. 58      However, the Crown regularly leads evidence about how a complainant behaved before and after......
  • R. v. Walsom, 2017 ONSC 2160
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 7, 2017
    ...  No presumptive adverse inference may be drawn against a complainant who does not disclose sexual abuse immediately: R. v. A.D.G., 2015 ABCA 149, at para. 32. The relevance, if any, of the timing of an individual’s complaint will vary with the circumstances of each case: The Qu......
  • R v Cleaver, 2019 ABPC 181
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 22, 2019
    ...a child even one who is telling the truth: paras 47- 49. [32]           In R v ADG, 2015 ABCA 149 (ADG) a new trial was ordered in part because the trial judge relied upon peripheral innocuous matters such as precisely where they lived or we......
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  • R. v. Roasting (J.C.), 2016 ABCA 138
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 6, 2016
    ...[2007] 1 SCR 190 at para 94; R v Sinclair , 2011 SCC 40 at paras 4, 16 and 19 to 21, [2011] 3 SCR 3. Such a flaw appeared in R v G(AD) , 2015 ABCA 149, 25 Alta LR (6th) 379 where the reasons of a trial judge embodied "folk tales". [16] Credibility findings get deference because assessment o......
  • R. v. Taylor, 2021 NSSC 120
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 28, 2021
    ...credibility that is based on assumptions about how a victim is supposed to react to the assault (see: R. v. G. (A.D.), 2015 ABCA 149 (Alta. C.A.) at paras. 58      However, the Crown regularly leads evidence about how a complainant behaved before and after......
  • R. v. Walsom, 2017 ONSC 2160
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 7, 2017
    ...  No presumptive adverse inference may be drawn against a complainant who does not disclose sexual abuse immediately: R. v. A.D.G., 2015 ABCA 149, at para. 32. The relevance, if any, of the timing of an individual’s complaint will vary with the circumstances of each case: The Qu......
  • R. v. W.J.M., 2018 NSCA 54
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 21, 2018
    ...a complainant’s credibility that is based on assumptions about how a victim is supposed to react to the assault (see: R. v. A.D.G., 2015 ABCA 149 at paras. [58] However, the Crown regularly leads evidence about how a complainant behaved before and after the alleged abuse and how and in what......
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