R. v. DaCosta,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Weiler, Hourigan ,Pardu |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Citation | 2017 ONCA 588 |
| Date | 07 July 2017 |
| Docket Number | C60741 |
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15 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 6 10, 2020)
...v. Kitaitchik, (2002), 166 C.C.C. (3d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241, R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, R. v. Pannu, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, leave to appeal ref'd [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478 R. v. K., 2020 ONCA 251 Keywords: Criminal Law......
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Sentencing Ranges
...a mother. Didn’t know what drug she was importing—not a mitigating factor. No cooperation. Remorseful. R v DaCosta , 2015 ONSC 4475, af’d 2017 ONCA 588 3 years’ imprisonment Accused convicted of importing 415 g of pure cocaine. Mitigating factors: had been on interim release for ive years w......
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Table of Cases
...202, 207 Dacamara , R v , 2004 MBCA 15 .................................................. 253, 279, 284 DaCosta , 2015 ONSC 4475, af ’d 2017 ONCA 588 .......................................... 297 Dang , R v , 2015 ONSC 4254 ........................................................... 41, 53......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries July 4 July 7, 2017
...Circumstantial Evidence, Expert Evidence, Fresh Evidence, Relevance, Extrinsic Misconduct, Causation, Jury Instructions v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588 [Weiler, Hourigan and Pardu JJ.A.] Counsel: Dineen, for the appellant Healey, for the respondent Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Importation, Eviden......
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2025 ONCA 428,
...at para. 3; R. v. Bains, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 56 In this case, the cocaine was found in the car of Mr. Chiarelli......
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R v Chiarelli,
...at para. 3; R. v. Bains, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 56 In this case, the cocaine was found in the car of Mr. Chiarelli......
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R. v. Buchanan,
...would not have been entrusted to just anyone. This was a reasonable, common sense inference available to the trial judge: R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Pannu, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, at para 173, leave to appeal ref’d [2015] S.C.C.A. No. [62] In these circumstan......
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R. v. Dubajic,
...of drugs would not be entrusted to someone who did not know its nature: R. v. N’Kansah, 2019 ONCA 290, at para. 14; R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, at para. 21; R. v. Bains, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, at para. 157; R. v. Bryan, 2013 ONCA 97, at para. 11. I draw that [69]&#......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 6 10, 2020)
...v. Kitaitchik, (2002), 166 C.C.C. (3d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241, R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, R. v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588, R. v. Pannu, 2015 ONCA 677, 127 O.R. (3d) 545, leave to appeal ref'd [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 478 R. v. K., 2020 ONCA 251 Keywords: Criminal Law......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries July 4 July 7, 2017
...Circumstantial Evidence, Expert Evidence, Fresh Evidence, Relevance, Extrinsic Misconduct, Causation, Jury Instructions v. DaCosta, 2017 ONCA 588 [Weiler, Hourigan and Pardu JJ.A.] Counsel: Dineen, for the appellant Healey, for the respondent Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Importation, Eviden......
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Sentencing Ranges
...a mother. Didn’t know what drug she was importing—not a mitigating factor. No cooperation. Remorseful. R v DaCosta , 2015 ONSC 4475, af’d 2017 ONCA 588 3 years’ imprisonment Accused convicted of importing 415 g of pure cocaine. Mitigating factors: had been on interim release for ive years w......
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Table of Cases
...202, 207 Dacamara , R v , 2004 MBCA 15 .................................................. 253, 279, 284 DaCosta , 2015 ONSC 4475, af ’d 2017 ONCA 588 .......................................... 297 Dang , R v , 2015 ONSC 4254 ........................................................... 41, 53......