R. v. Greenwood

JurisdictionNova Scotia
CourtCourt of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
JudgeBeaton,Farrar,Van den Eynden
Citation2022 NSCA 53
Date26 July 2022
Docket NumberCAC 472885

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  • R. v. Haevischer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 28, 2023
    ...W.W.R. 280; R. v. Greer, 2020 ONCA 795, 397 C.C.C. (3d) 40; R. v. Emery Martin, 2021 NBQB 67; Carver v. R., 2021 PESC 40; R. v. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53, 415 C.C.C. (3d) 89; R. v. Lehr, 2018 NLSC 249, 426 C.R.R. (2d) 1; R. v. Smith, 2021 YKTC 60; R. v. Denechezhe, 2021 YKTC 18; R. v. Oland, ......
  • R. c. Rioux
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 7, 2025
    ...2002 CSC 26, [2002] 1 R.C.S. 869; R. c. R.E.M., 2008 CSC 51, [2008] 3 R.C.S. 3; R. c. Burns, [1994] 1 R.C.S. 656; R. c. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53, 415 C.C.C. (3d) 89; R. c. White, [1998] 2 R.C.S. 72; R. c. Robinson, 2017 ONCA 645, 352 C.C.C. (3d) 503; R. c. Candir, 2009 ONCA 915, 250 C.C.C. (......
  • R. v. Boudreau
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • August 27, 2025
    ...p 137; Tran at para 88; Koufis v The King, 1941 CanLII 55 (SCC), [1941] SCR 481; R v Smith, 2007 NSCA 19 [Smith]; and, R v Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53).  Here, most of the charges allege that Boudreau was part of a joint enterprise, therefore this exception is available for most charges. [......
  • R. v. Chartrand
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 14, 2023
    ...was not exercised judicially a court should not disturb the ruling. This Court set out this standard of review in R. v. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53: [146] The decision to summarily dismiss a Charter claim is discretionary and attracts deference on appeal. In R. v. Orr, 2021 BCCA 42, the court e......
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  • R. c. Rioux
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 7, 2025
    ...2002 CSC 26, [2002] 1 R.C.S. 869; R. c. R.E.M., 2008 CSC 51, [2008] 3 R.C.S. 3; R. c. Burns, [1994] 1 R.C.S. 656; R. c. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53, 415 C.C.C. (3d) 89; R. c. White, [1998] 2 R.C.S. 72; R. c. Robinson, 2017 ONCA 645, 352 C.C.C. (3d) 503; R. c. Candir, 2009 ONCA 915, 250 C.C.C. (......
  • R. v. Haevischer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 28, 2023
    ...W.W.R. 280; R. v. Greer, 2020 ONCA 795, 397 C.C.C. (3d) 40; R. v. Emery Martin, 2021 NBQB 67; Carver v. R., 2021 PESC 40; R. v. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53, 415 C.C.C. (3d) 89; R. v. Lehr, 2018 NLSC 249, 426 C.R.R. (2d) 1; R. v. Smith, 2021 YKTC 60; R. v. Denechezhe, 2021 YKTC 18; R. v. Oland, ......
  • R. v. Chartrand
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 14, 2023
    ...was not exercised judicially a court should not disturb the ruling. This Court set out this standard of review in R. v. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53: [146] The decision to summarily dismiss a Charter claim is discretionary and attracts deference on appeal. In R. v. Orr, 2021 BCCA 42, the court e......
  • R. v. Greenwood
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 26, 2024
    ...the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ordering retrials for Mr. Greenwood: R. v. Greenwood, 2014 NSCA 80 (Greenwood #1), and R. v. Greenwood, 2022 NSCA 53, leave to appeal denied, 2023 SCCA No. 366 (Greenwood #2).  [3]          As counsel for Mr......
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