R. v. Friesen

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2020 SCC 9
Date02 April 2020
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number38300

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  • R. v. Parranto,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 12, 2021
    ...R. v. Arcand, 2010 ABCA 363, 40 Alta. L.R. (5th) 199; referred to: R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227; R. v. Williams, 2019 BCCA 295; R. v. Sandercock (1985), 40 Alta. L.R. ......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 17, 2025
    ...41; R. v. Gardiner, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 368; R. v. Truong, 2013 ABCA 373, 304 C.C.C. (3d) 303; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424. By Rowe J. (dissenting) R. v. Larche, 2006 SCC 56, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 762; R. v. Rafilovich, 2019 SCC 51, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 838;......
  • R. v. Bykovets,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 2024
    ...General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc., 2020 SCC 32, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 426; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 320; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36. By Côté J. (dissenting)         &#x......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 8, 2024
    ...R. v. D.D., 2000 SCC 43, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 275; Kribs v. The Queen, [1960] S.C.R. 400; Timm v. The Queen, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 315; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424; R. v. Osolin, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 595; R. v. A.G., 2000 SCC 17, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 439; R. v. McCraw, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 72; R. ......
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  • R. v. Parranto
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 12, 2021
    ...R. v. Arcand, 2010 ABCA 363, 40 Alta. L.R. (5th) 199; referred to: R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227; R. v. Williams, 2019 BCCA 295; R. v. Sandercock (1985), 40 Alta. L.R. ......
  • R. v. Bykovets
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 2024
    ...General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc., 2020 SCC 32, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 426; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 320; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36. By Côté J. (dissenting)         &#x......
  • R. v. Kruk
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 8, 2024
    ...R. v. D.D., 2000 SCC 43, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 275; Kribs v. The Queen, [1960] S.C.R. 400; Timm v. The Queen, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 315; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424; R. v. Osolin, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 595; R. v. A.G., 2000 SCC 17, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 439; R. v. McCraw, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 72; R. ......
  • R. v. T.J.F.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 15, 2024
    ...27; R. v. Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 346; R. v. Hasselwander, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 398; Urizar v. R., 2013 QCCA 46; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 424; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; R. v. Gallone, 2019 ONCA 663, 147 O.R. (3d) 225; R. v. Perreault (1996......
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    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 1, 2026
    ...Upper Canada, 2010 ONLSHP 112, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2011 SCC 61, R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, Komolafe v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy C......
  • What Regulators Can Learn From The Criminal Courts About Sexual Abuse Cases
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2021
    ...Footnotes 1 Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18. 2 R. v. Slatter, 2020 SCC 36. 3 Slatter, at para. 2. 4 R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9. 5 Friesen, at para. 6 Friesen, at para. 146 [citations omitted]. 7 R. v. Visscher, 2012 BCCA 290, cited at para. 146 of Friesen. 8 In the M......
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  • Sentencing
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2020
    ...56 at para 38, in which the range for similar ofences is said to start at four or ive years. 31 R v Hajar , 2016 ABCA 222 at para 81. 32 2020 SCC 9. 33 Ibid at paras 108-14. 34 Ibid at paras 115-18. 35 Ibid at paras 119-20. 36 Ibid at paras 137-47. 37 Ibid at paras 148-54. 38 R v Thurairaja......
  • Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...95 (CA). See also Phillips, ibid . 27 Craig, supra note 21 at para 59. 28 Ibid . 29 R v Naslund, supra note 24 at para 98. 30 R v Friesen, 2020 SCC 9; R v Hammermeister, 2016 ABCA 302 at para 34. 31 R v Woodward, 2011 ONCA 610 at para 76; R v ES, 2017 BCCA 354 at para 53; R v McLean, 2016 S......
  • Historical Offences
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases. Third edition
    • June 7, 2024
    ...sentencing decisions “are historical portraits, not straitjackets.” 191 183 Ibid at paras 47-52. 184 Ibid at para 56. 185 R v Friesen , 2020 SCC 9 at paras 108-9. 186 Ibid ; see also R v Lacasse , 2015 SCC 64 at paras 62-64, 74. 187 Supra note 185 at para 110. 188 2019 ONCA 504. 189 Ibid at......
  • Table of Cases
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    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2020
    ...331 François , R v , [1994] 2 SCR 827, 19 OR (3d) 322, 116 DLR (4th) 69 ..................... 203, 206, 451 Friesen , R v , 2020 SCC 9 ....................................................... . 477, 487, 490 FS , R v , (2006), 262 CCC (3d) 472, 92 WCB (2d) 640 (Ont CA) ............................
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