R. v. Gager (J.) et al.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeClark, J.
Citation2012 ONSC 388,[2012] O.T.C. Uned. 388,[2012] O.T.C. Uned. 388 (SC)
Date17 January 2012
Subject MatterPRACTICE,CRIMINAL LAW,EVIDENCE

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11 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 27 ' May 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Mayo 2020
    ...Law, Murder, Evidence, Admissibility, Expert Evidence, Jury Instructions, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Sentencing, R. v. Gager, 2012 ONSC 388, R. v. Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, Imeson v. Maryvale (Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services), 2018 ONCA 888, R. v. M......
  • Judicial Notice
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...definition of robbery, it was not open to the trial judge to find that the accused had the requisite mens rea . 118 See e.g. R v Gager , 2012 ONSC 388 at paras 173-74. 119 See e.g. R v Porter (1961), 130 CCC 116 (NSSC); R v Zarelli and Newell (1931), 55 CCC 314 (BCCA) . 120 Cerniuk , supra ......
  • Opinion Evidence
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...Corp , 2006 CanLII 31976 (Ont CA) ; R v Olscamp , 1994 CanLII 7546 at para 25 (Ont Sup Ct); Gager , ibid at paras 108-18. 334 R v Gager , 2012 ONSC 388 at paras 25, 39-41, 76-81; Gager , ibid at para 109. 335 Smith v Jones , [1999] 1 SCR 455, 1999 CanLII 674 at paras 5-10 (SCC). These prote......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...G , W , R v , 1999 CanLII 3125 (Ont CA) ............................................. 306 Gager , R v , 2012 ONSC 388 .............................................. 69, 129, 595 Gager , R v , 2020 ONCA 274 ................................................. 128, 129 Gagnon , R v , 2000 CanLII......
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5 cases
  • R. v. Mills
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 29 Noviembre 2019
    ...ruling [28] The trial judge had previously qualified Det. Backus as an expert witness in the area of street gangs in R. v. Gager, 2012 ONSC 388, appeal to this court pending. He made reference to that ruling and stated that he had “discussed at some length the law to be applied to the issue......
  • R. v. Gager
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 30 Abril 2020
    ...as an Expert and in Admitting his Expert Opinion? [21] Det. Backus was qualified as an expert in the area of street gangs: R. v. Gager, 2012 ONSC 388, at para. 214. He was permitted to testify to, among other things, the general structure and organization of gangs, the use of symbols and gr......
  • R. v. Oppong
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 25 Mayo 2021
    ...central events took place: see e.g. Mills, at para. 24; R. v. Mohamed, Islow and Miller, 2020 ONSC 5074, at paras. 44-51; R. v. Gager, 2012 ONSC 388, at paras. 160-161, aff’d 2020 ONCA 274; R. v. Monney, 2017 ONSC 250, at paras. 51-52; R. v. Sappleton, 2010 ONSC 5704, at paras. 157-1......
  • R. v. Williams (L.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 19 Febrero 2013
    ...expertise to warrant receiving his evidence. Is Detective Backus Suitably Qualified to be Ruled an Expert? [28] In 2012, in R. v. Gager , 2012 ONSC 388, [2012] O.J. No. 259, I qualified Det. Backus as a street gang expert. Obviously, that does not preordain the same result in this trial, bu......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 27 ' May 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Mayo 2020
    ...Law, Murder, Evidence, Admissibility, Expert Evidence, Jury Instructions, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Sentencing, R. v. Gager, 2012 ONSC 388, R. v. Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, Imeson v. Maryvale (Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services), 2018 ONCA 888, R. v. M......
5 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...G , W , R v , 1999 CanLII 3125 (Ont CA) ............................................. 306 Gager , R v , 2012 ONSC 388 .............................................. 69, 129, 595 Gager , R v , 2020 ONCA 274 ................................................. 128, 129 Gagnon , R v , 2000 CanLII......
  • Judicial Notice
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...definition of robbery, it was not open to the trial judge to find that the accused had the requisite mens rea . 118 See e.g. R v Gager , 2012 ONSC 388 at paras 173-74. 119 See e.g. R v Porter (1961), 130 CCC 116 (NSSC); R v Zarelli and Newell (1931), 55 CCC 314 (BCCA) . 120 Cerniuk , supra ......
  • Opinion Evidence
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...Corp , 2006 CanLII 31976 (Ont CA) ; R v Olscamp , 1994 CanLII 7546 at para 25 (Ont Sup Ct); Gager , ibid at paras 108-18. 334 R v Gager , 2012 ONSC 388 at paras 25, 39-41, 76-81; Gager , ibid at para 109. 335 Smith v Jones , [1999] 1 SCR 455, 1999 CanLII 674 at paras 5-10 (SCC). These prote......
  • Documentary Evidence
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...OJ No 2221 (QL). 110 Ibid at para 22. 111 R v Palma , 2000 CanLII 22806, 149 CCC (3d) 169 at paras 75-79 (Ont Sup Ct J). 112 R v Gager , 2012 ONSC 388 at para 262. 113 R v Farhan , 2013 ONSC 7094 at para 22. 114 1988 CanLII 3270 (Ont CA). 115 Ibid at para 40. 116 R v Getz , 2014 SKQB 105 at......
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