R. v. Felderhof (J.B.), [2002] O.T.C. 829 (SC)

• Judge: A. Campbell, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: December 11, 2001
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 829 (SC)

R. v. Felderhof (J.B.), [2002] O.T.C. 829 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. NO.013

Her Majesty The Queen (applicant) v. John Bernard Felderhof (respondent)

(01-CV-209193; M 259/01)

Indexed As: R. v. Felderhof (J.B.)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

A. Campbell, J.

October 31, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Courts - Topic 686

Judges - Disqualification - Bias - By trial judge - See paragraphs 258 to 287.

Courts - Topic 691

Judges - Disqualification - Bias - Reasonable apprehension of bias - See paragraphs 258 to 287.

Criminal Law - Topic 4292

Procedure - Trial judge - Duties and functions of - Disqualification - See paragraphs 1 to 289.

Cases Noticed:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Dagenais et al., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; 175 N.R. 1; 76 O.A.C. 81; 94 C.C.C.(3d) 289; 120 D.L.R.(4th) 12; 25 C.R.R.(2d) 1; 34 C.R.(4th) 269, refd to. [para. 11, footnote 5].

Johnson v. R. (1991), 44 O.A.C. 249; 64 C.C.C.(3d) 20 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12, footnote 6].

Blackwoods Beverages Ltd. v. Canada et al. (1984), 30 Man.R.(2d) 249; 16 C.C.C.(3d) 363 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused [1985] 1 S.C.R. vi; 59 N.R. 176; 32 Man.R.(2d) 240, refd to. [para. 13, footnote 7].

Pica et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) (1985), 23 D.L.R.(4th) 722 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 14, footnote 8].

R. v. McClevis; Ex parte Robbins (1970), 1 C.C.C.(2d) 238 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 15, footnote 9].

R. v. Ord; Ex parte Churly (1970), 2 C.C.C.(2d) 538 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 15, footnote 9].

R. v. Downer (1977), 35 C.C.C.(2d) 198 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 15, footnote 9].

Hart v. R. (1981), 60 C.C.C.(2d) 474 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 15, footnote 9].

R. v. Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588; 75 N.R. 81; 78 N.S.R.(2d) 183; 193 A.P.R. 183; 33 C.C.C.(3d) 289; 57 C.R.(3d) 289; 39 D.L.R.(4th) 481, refd to. [para. 15, footnote 9].

R. v. Ontario Corp. 844781, [1996] O.J. No. 4496 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 16, footnote 12].

R. v. Black (1984), 13 C.C.C.(3d) 379 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 16, footnote 12].

R. v. Smythe (1971), 3 C.C.C.(2d) 97 (Ont. C.A.), affd. (1971), 3 C.C.C.(2d) 366 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 19, footnote 16].

Boucher v. R., [1955] S.C.R. 16, refd to. [para. 21, footnote 18].

R. v. Hartnett (1973), 1 O.R.(2d) 206; 14 C.C.C.(2d) 69 (H.C.), refd to. [paras. 21, 275, footnotes 19, 61].

R. v. Gayle (C.) (2001), 145 O.A.C. 115; 54 O.R.(3d) 36 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22, footnote 20].

R. v. Cook (D.W.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1113; 210 N.R. 197; 188 N.B.R.(2d) 161; 480 A.P.R. 161; 114 C.C.C.(3d) 481, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

R. v. R. (1994), 74 O.A.C. 363; 94 C.C.C.(3d) 168 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

Boucher v. R., [1955] S.C.R. 16, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

R. v. Savion and Mizrahi (1980), 52 C.C.C.(2d) 276 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

R. v. Daly (1992), 57 O.A.C. 70 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

R. v. Chambers (No. 2) (1989), 47 C.C.C.(3d) 503 (B.C.C.A.), affd. [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1293; 119 N.R. 321; 59 C.C.C.(3d) 321, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

Berger v. United States (1935), 55 S. Ct. 629, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 22].

R. v. DeSousa, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944; 142 N.R. 1; 56 O.A.C. 109; 76 C.C.C.(3d) 124; 15 C.R.(4th) 66, refd to. [para. 222, footnote 49].

General Accident Assurance Co. et al. v. Chruz et al. (1999), 124 O.A.C. 356; 45 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 245, footnote 51].

Ottawa-Carleton (Regional Municipality) v. Consumers' Gas Co. et al. (1990), 41 O.A.C. 65; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 742 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 245, footnote 52].

Rose (Harry), Re, [1964] 1 C.C.C. 25 (C.D.), refd to. [paras. 250, footnote 53, 263, footnote 57].

Garnett v. Ferrand (1827), 6 B. & C. 611; 108 E.R. 576 (K.B.), refd to. [para. 250, footnote 53].

Agnew v. Stewart (1862), 21 U.C.Q.B. 396 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 250, footnote 53].

Ashmore et al. v. Corporation of Lloyd's, [1992] 2 All E.R. 486; 145 N.R. 344 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 252, footnote 54].

Marchand v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham et al. (1998), 51 O.T.C. 321 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 252, footnote 55].

Marchand v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham et al. (2000), 138 O.A.C. 201; 51 O.R.(3d) 97 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 266, 285, footnotes 58, 65].

Dale v. Toronto Railway Co. (1915), 34 O.L.R. 104; 24 D.L.R. 413 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 270, footnote 59].

R. v. Paul (1978), 44 C.C.C.(2d) 257 (Ont. C.A.), affd. (1980), 32 N.R. 91; 52 C.C.C.(2d) 331 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 275, footnote 61].

Combs v. The State (1881), 75 Ind. 215, refd to. [para. 279, footnote 63].

Pender v. Hamilton Street Railway (1917), 12 O.W.N. 262 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 279, footnote 64].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Bowen-Colthurst, Some Observations on the Duties of a Prosecutor (1968-1969), 11 Crim. L.Q. 377, pp. 377 to 380 [para. 24, footnote 22].

Campbell, Kenneth L., The Cross-Examination of the Accused: The Crown as Advocate (July 2002), generally [para. 24, footnote 22].

Devlin, Patrick, Trial by Jury (1966), pp. 122, 123 [para. 24, footnote 22].

Humphreys, Christmas, The Duties and Responsibilities of Prosecuting Counsel, [1955] Crim. L. Rev. 739, pp. 741, 742 [para. 24, footnote 22].

Maloney, Arthur, The Supreme Court and the Role of Crown Counsel (1980), 1 Sup. Ct. L. Rev. 472, p. 474 [para. 24, footnote 22].

Proulx, Michel, and Layton, David, Ethics and Canadian Law (2001), pp. 644, 664, 677, 678, 697 [para. 23, footnote 21].

Sedgwick, Joseph, Evidence, L.S.U.C. 1955, Special Lectures, p. 205 [para. 279, footnote 64].

Sopinka, John, Lederman, Sidney N., and Bryant, Alan W., The Law of Evidence in Canada (2nd Ed. 1999), generally [para. 245, footnote 51].

Waddell, Margaret L., Litigation Privilege and the Expert: In the Aftermath of Chrusz (2001), 20 Adv. Soc. J. No. 2, pp. 10, 11 [para. 245, footnote 52].

Counsel:

Michael Code, for the applicant;

Joseph Groia and Brian Greenspan, for the respondent.

This application was heard on November 19 to 23, and 27, and December 11, 2001, before A. Campbell, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following judgment on October 31, 2002.

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