R. v. Hilbach

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2023 SCC 3
Date27 January 2023
Docket Number39438

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78 practice notes
  • R v Quintero-Gelvez
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2023
    ...art. 81-2 . [30] The King v. Al Aazawi, 2022 ABCA 361 (child abduction); The Queen v. Hilbach, 2020 ABCA 332 ; 394 C.C.C. 3d 179, rev’d, 2023 SCC 3 (firearm robbery); The Queen v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 ; 391 C.C.C. 3d 37, rev’d, 2023 SCC 2 (intentional discharge of a firearm into a pla......
  • R. v. Hills
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Goltz, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 485 ; R. v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130 ; referred to: R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3; Vézina v. R., 2018 QCCA 739; Reference re Firearms Act (Can.), 2000 SCC 31 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783 ; R. v. Dunn, 2013 ONCA 539 , 117 O.R.......
  • R. v. Jogiyat
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 18, 2024
    ...prepared to arm himself with an illegal firearm and, in the case of the attempted murder, was clearly prepared to use it: R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3, 477 D.L.R. (4th) 84, at para. 73. When he was about to be apprehended by the police, he disposed of the firearm in a public location: Morris, ......
  • R. v. Basque
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2023
    ...52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3; R. v. McIntosh, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 686; R. v. D.L.W., 2016 SCC 22, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 402; R. v. Tim, 2022 SCC 12; R. v. Jobidon, [1991] 2 S.C.R. ......
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74 cases
  • R v Quintero-Gelvez
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2023
    ...art. 81-2 . [30] The King v. Al Aazawi, 2022 ABCA 361 (child abduction); The Queen v. Hilbach, 2020 ABCA 332 ; 394 C.C.C. 3d 179, rev’d, 2023 SCC 3 (firearm robbery); The Queen v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 ; 391 C.C.C. 3d 37, rev’d, 2023 SCC 2 (intentional discharge of a firearm into a pla......
  • R. v. Hills
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Goltz, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 485 ; R. v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130 ; referred to: R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3; Vézina v. R., 2018 QCCA 739; Reference re Firearms Act (Can.), 2000 SCC 31 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783 ; R. v. Dunn, 2013 ONCA 539 , 117 O.R.......
  • R. v. Jogiyat
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 18, 2024
    ...prepared to arm himself with an illegal firearm and, in the case of the attempted murder, was clearly prepared to use it: R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3, 477 D.L.R. (4th) 84, at para. 73. When he was about to be apprehended by the police, he disposed of the firearm in a public location: Morris, ......
  • R. v. Basque
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2023
    ...52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3; R. v. McIntosh, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 686; R. v. D.L.W., 2016 SCC 22, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 402; R. v. Tim, 2022 SCC 12; R. v. Jobidon, [1991] 2 S.C.R. ......
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5 books & journal articles
  • Charter Considerations
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...Nur, supra note 2; also note s 344(1)(a.1)—robbery using a irearm: four year minimum was found to be constitutional, R v Hilbach , 2023 SCC 3 , repealed by C-5; Hilbach also considered s 344(1)(a)(i) and found it to be constitutional; s 344(1)(a)(i) was not repealed by C-5. Robbery using a ......
  • Sentencing Charts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...ofender justiied absolute discharge 91 Criminal Code , s 348.1. 92 Criminal Code , s 344(b). 93 Criminal Code , s 344(a). 94 R v Hilbach , 2023 SCC 3. 95 R v Lewis , 2009 ONCA 792 at para 3. 96 R v Abdi , 2014 ONCA 520. Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Ch......
  • Sentencing
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2023
    ...at paras 76-96, the Supreme Court directed how “reasonable hypothetical” scenarios must be constructed with care. See also R v Hilbach , 2023 SCC 3 for an application of the principles estab lished in R v Hills . 171 R v Nur , 2015 SCC 15 at para 39. 172 R v Hills , supra note 168 at paras ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    .................... 208, 216, 222 Hilan , R v , 2015 ONCA 338 ........................................................... 520 Hilbach , R v , 2023 SCC 3 .............................................. 264, 268, 271, 578, 588 Hill , R v , 2012 ONSC 5050 ...............................................
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