R. v. Dacey, (1988) 84 N.S.R.(2d) 97 (ProvCt)

• Judge: Curran, P.C.J.
• Court: Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
• Case Date: March 02, 1988
• Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia
• Citations: (1988), 84 N.S.R.(2d) 97 (ProvCt)

R. v. Dacey (1988), 84 N.S.R.(2d) 97 (ProvCt);

    213 A.P.R. 97

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R. v. Joseph George Dacey

Indexed As: R. v. Dacey

Nova Scotia Provincial Court

Curran, P.C.J.

March 2, 1988.

Summary:

An accused charged with sexual assault applied for an order prohibiting the press from publishing anything that might identify him.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Court dismissed the application.

Civil Rights - Topic 2486

Freedom of the press - Limitations - Court proceedings - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court dismissed an application for an order prohibiting the press from publishing anything that might identify an accused charged with sexual assault - The court stated that the right to freedom of the press was not to be lightly interfered with and certainly not to save an accused from embarrassment - The court noted that it was in the public's interest to have the identity of accused disclosed.

Criminal Law - Topic 4490

Procedure - Trial - Publicity - Restriction - [See Civil Rights - Topic 2486 above].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Lawyer's Weekly, February 19, 1988, p. 12 [para. 7].

Counsel:

Jane Greig and Alanna Murphy, for the Crown;

Anne S. Derrick, for the accused.

This application was heard at Bedford, Nova Scotia, before Curran, P.C.J., of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court, who delivered the following judgment on March 2, 1988.