R v. Deschambeau

CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeFeehan, Kevin P.; Grosse, April D.; Shaner, Karan M.
Citation2025 ABCA 344
Docket Number2403-0104A
Date24 October 2025

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4 practice notes
  • R v Bigcharles
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 14, 2026
    ...more weight than identification evidence. 36 The Alberta Court of Appeal has consistently affirmed this distinction: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12; R v Roasting, 2016 ABCA 138 at paras 28–29; R v Letendre, 2019 ABCA 179 at paras 48–51. In Desc......
  • R. v. Bithou
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 4, 2026
    ...by them before the moment of the offence and cases in which the witness recognizes a person previously known to them: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Applegarth, 2024 ABCA 152 at para 11; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12. The trial judge accepted that the victims in this ca......
  • R. v. Bigcharles
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 14, 2026
    ...[36]        The Alberta Court of Appeal has consistently affirmed this distinction: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12; R v Roasting, 2016 ABCA 138 at paras 28-29; R v Letendre, 2019 ABCA 179 at paras 48-51. In De......
  • R v Bigcharles
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 14, 2026
    ...more weight than identification evidence. 36 The Alberta Court of Appeal has consistently affirmed this distinction: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12; R v Roasting, 2016 ABCA 138 at paras 28–29; R v Letendre, 2019 ABCA 179 at paras 48–51. In Desc......
3 cases
  • R v Bigcharles
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 14, 2026
    ...more weight than identification evidence. 36 The Alberta Court of Appeal has consistently affirmed this distinction: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12; R v Roasting, 2016 ABCA 138 at paras 28–29; R v Letendre, 2019 ABCA 179 at paras 48–51. In Desc......
  • R. v. Bithou
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 4, 2026
    ...by them before the moment of the offence and cases in which the witness recognizes a person previously known to them: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Applegarth, 2024 ABCA 152 at para 11; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12. The trial judge accepted that the victims in this ca......
  • R v Bigcharles
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 14, 2026
    ...more weight than identification evidence. 36 The Alberta Court of Appeal has consistently affirmed this distinction: R v Deschambeau, 2025 ABCA 344 at para 26; R v Kulba, 2021 ABCA 11 at para 12; R v Roasting, 2016 ABCA 138 at paras 28–29; R v Letendre, 2019 ABCA 179 at paras 48–51. In Desc......