R. v. Evans

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeL'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.
Citation[1993] 3 SCR 653,[1993] SCJ No 115 (QL),JE 93-1776,1993 CanLII 86 (SCC),158 NR 278,85 CCC (3d) 97,13 Alta LR (3d) 1,25 CR (4th) 46,145 AR 81,[1993] ACS no 115,21 WCB (2d) 185,55 WAC 81,108 DLR (4th) 32
Date21 October 1993
Docket Number22592

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322 practice notes
  • R. v. L.T.H.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 11, 2008
    ...; R. v. Tran, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 951 ; R. v. Oickle, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 3 , 2000 SCC 38 ; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339 ; R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653. By Rothstein J. Referred to: R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653 ; R. v. Carter, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 938 ; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339 ; ......
  • R. v. Bonisteel (R.)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • September 9, 2008
    ...in R. v. Foreman (2002), 169 C.C.C.(3d) 489. As Doherty, J.A., pointed out in Foreman at para. 37, by reference to R. v. Evans (1993), 85 C.C.C.(3d) 97 (S.C.C.), the rationale for admitting admissions by a party rests on the theory of the adversary system, not a necessity/reliability analys......
  • R. v. L.T.H., (2008) 379 N.R. 247 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 11, 2008
    ...[para.55]. R. v. Arp (B.), [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339; 232 N.R. 317; 114 B.C.A.C. 1; 186 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 58]. R. v. Evans (C.D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653; 158 N.R. 278; 145 A.R. 81; 55 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. R. v. Carter, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 938; 47 N.R. 288; 46 N.B.R.(2d) 142; 121 A.P.R. 14......
  • R. v. Hart (N.L.), (2014) 353 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 222 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 3, 2013
    ...1999 BCCA 744, refd to. [para. 61]. R. v. Bates (C.W.) (2009), 468 A.R. 158; 2009 ABQB 379, refd to. [para. 62]. R. v. Evans (C.D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653; 158 N.R. 278; 145 A.R. 81; 55 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. R. v. Osmar (T.) (2007), 220 O.A.C. 186; 84 O.R.(3d) 321; 2007 ONCA 50, leave to......
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  • R. v. L.T.H.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 11, 2008
    ...; R. v. Tran, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 951 ; R. v. Oickle, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 3 , 2000 SCC 38 ; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339 ; R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653. By Rothstein J. Referred to: R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653 ; R. v. Carter, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 938 ; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339 ; ......
  • R. v. Bonisteel (R.)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • September 9, 2008
    ...in R. v. Foreman (2002), 169 C.C.C.(3d) 489. As Doherty, J.A., pointed out in Foreman at para. 37, by reference to R. v. Evans (1993), 85 C.C.C.(3d) 97 (S.C.C.), the rationale for admitting admissions by a party rests on the theory of the adversary system, not a necessity/reliability analys......
  • R. v. L.T.H., (2008) 379 N.R. 247 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 11, 2008
    ...[para.55]. R. v. Arp (B.), [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339; 232 N.R. 317; 114 B.C.A.C. 1; 186 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 58]. R. v. Evans (C.D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653; 158 N.R. 278; 145 A.R. 81; 55 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. R. v. Carter, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 938; 47 N.R. 288; 46 N.B.R.(2d) 142; 121 A.P.R. 14......
  • R. v. Hart (N.L.), (2014) 353 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 222 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 3, 2013
    ...1999 BCCA 744, refd to. [para. 61]. R. v. Bates (C.W.) (2009), 468 A.R. 158; 2009 ABQB 379, refd to. [para. 62]. R. v. Evans (C.D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653; 158 N.R. 278; 145 A.R. 81; 55 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. R. v. Osmar (T.) (2007), 220 O.A.C. 186; 84 O.R.(3d) 321; 2007 ONCA 50, leave to......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 ' 12, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 18, 2025
    ...Corporation Ltd. v. Burroughs Business Machines Ltd. et. al. (1977), 15 O.R. (2d) 750, Bruno v. Dacosta, 2020 ONCA 602, R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653, Fleury (Estate) v. Kassim, 2022 ONSC 2464, Benhaim v. St. German, 2016 SCC 48, Hanson-Tasker v. Ewart, 2023 BCCA 463, Ghiassi v. Singh, 2......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...(Attorney General), 2018 BCSC 514, Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2022 BCCA 245, R. v. Evans, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653, R. v. Strand Electric Ltd., [1969] 1 O.R. 190 (C.A.), R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, R. v. Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519, R. v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, R......
41 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...391, 399 R v Evans (1991), 4 CR (4th) 144 (SCC)............................................................. 497 R v Evans, [1993] 3 SCR 653 .................................................. 59, 136, 192–93, 566 R v F(C), 2017 ONCA 480 ............................................................
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...110 Evans , R v , [1991] 1 SCR 869, 1991 CanLII 98 ................................................ 86 Evans , R v , [1993] 3 SCR 653, 1993 CanLII 86 ............................................... 139 Evers , R v , 2006 BCPC 263, af ’d 2011 BCCA 330 ..............................................
  • Hearsay
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...expected in all cases. 41 36 R v Tsekouras , 2017 ONCA 290 at para 185, leave to appeal to SCC denied, [2017 ] SCCA No 225; R v Evans , [1993] 3 SCR 653 at 662-63 [ Evans 1993 ]; R v Ferber , 1987 ABCA 86 (CanLII), 36 CCC (3d) 157 at 160, leave to appeal to SCC denied, [1987] SCCA No 293. 3......
  • Confessions and Self-Incrimination
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...generally holds true in criminal trials where an accused’s outof-court statements to civilian witnesses are concerned. 1 R v Evans , [1993] 3 SCR 653 at 664, Sopinka J. Copyright © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 10 Confessions and Self-Incrimination 419 Whe......
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