R v DEZ

JurisdictionAlberta
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Jack Watson,The Honourable Mr. Justice Brian O’Ferrall,The Honourable Madam Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf
Citation2018 ABCA 99
Date13 March 2018
Docket Number1703-0087-A

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9 practice notes
  • R v Hornby, 2018 ABCA 377
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 16, 2018
    ...to follow down that Vetrovec avenue of reasoning, he would have noted that the complainant was not herself a Vetrovec witness: R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99 at para 38, 359 CCC (3d) 443. For that matter, evidence from Vetrovec witnesses can in law provide confirmatory support to other Vetrovec witn......
  • R v Singh
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 5, 2024
    ...used evidence for an improper purpose or misdirected himself by considering improperly admitted evidence is a question of law: R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99 at para 24. The standard of review for questions of law is correctness: Housen v Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 at para 8; R v Kahsai, 2022 ABCA 12 a......
  • R v Mavros
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 7, 2020
    ...in the context of the trial. The Court of Appeal does not possess the same advantage and must bear that in mind: WH, para 32; R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99, paras 33-38, 359 CCC (3d) [44] In order to succeed on a claim of uneven scrutiny, an appellant must meet the threshold of demonstrating “somet......
  • R. v. Giovannelli
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2018
    ...of a particular transaction may raise concerns as to that witness’ credibility and/or reliability as noted in R. v. D.E.Z., 2018 ABCA 99, at para. The absence of these details from her first statement about some of their prior interaction was not crucial. It was not automatically a m......
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8 cases
  • R v Hornby
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 16, 2018
    ...to follow down that Vetrovec avenue of reasoning, he would have noted that the complainant was not herself a Vetrovec witness: R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99 at para 38, 359 CCC (3d) 443. For that matter, evidence from Vetrovec witnesses can in law provide confirmatory support to other Vetrovec witn......
  • R v Mavros
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 7, 2020
    ...in the context of the trial. The Court of Appeal does not possess the same advantage and must bear that in mind: WH, para 32; R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99, paras 33-38, 359 CCC (3d) [44] In order to succeed on a claim of uneven scrutiny, an appellant must meet the threshold of demonstrating “somet......
  • R. v. Giovannelli
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2018
    ...of a particular transaction may raise concerns as to that witness’ credibility and/or reliability as noted in R. v. D.E.Z., 2018 ABCA 99, at para. The absence of these details from her first statement about some of their prior interaction was not crucial. It was not automatically a m......
  • R v. Chung
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 20, 2024
    ...take accurate and comprehensive notes does not have an automatic impact, but it may impact the credibility of a police witness: R v DEZ, 2018 ABCA 99 at para 33; R v Turgeon-Myers, 2019 ABQB 493 at para 67-68; R v Davidoff, 2013 ABQB 244 at paras 25-27; R v Dhillon, 2015 ONSC 5400 at para (......
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