R. v. D.S.H., (1994) 168 N.R. 307 (SCC)
| Judge | Iacobucci and Major, JJ. |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | May 30, 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | (1994), 168 N.R. 307 (SCC) |
R. v. D.S.H. (1994), 168 N.R. 307 (SCC)
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D.S.H. and J.D.N. (appellants) v. Her Majesty the Queen (respondent)
(23689)
Indexed As: R. v. D.S.H. and J.D.N.
Supreme Court of Canada
La Forest, Sopinka, McLachlin,
Iacobucci and Major, JJ.
May 30, 1994.
Summary:
Two young offenders were acquitted in Youth Court of second degree murder. The Crown appealed from the acquittal.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal, Seaton, J.A., dissenting, in a decision reported in 28 B.C.A.C. 129; 47 W.A.C. 129, allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial. The young offenders appealed.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, set aside the Court of Appeal's judgment, and restored the acquittals.
Criminal Law - Topic 4860
Appeals - Indictable offences - Grounds of appeal - Question of law or question of law alone - The Crown appealed the acquittal of two young offenders of second degree murder, relying on grounds of appeal allegedly involving questions of law alone, as required by s. 676(1)(a) of the Criminal Code - The case, although strong, was largely based on circumstantial evidence - The trial turned on the reliability of witnesses and inferences that should be drawn from their evidence - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed that there being no issues which raised questions of law alone, the appeal must be dismissed and the acquittals restored.
Counsel:
Stan Guenther, for the accused D.S.H.;
Douglas J. Marion, for the accused J.D.N.;
Dirk Ryneveld, Q.C., for the Crown.
This appeal was heard before La Forest, Sopinka, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major, JJ., of the Supreme Court of Canada. The decision of the court was delivered orally in both official languages by La Forest, J., on May 30, 1994.
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