R. v. Hills,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2023 SCC 2
Docket Number39338
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date27 January 2023

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127 practice notes
  • R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 18, 2025
    ...340, 46 Alta. L.R. (6th) 341; R. v. R.D.F., 2019 SKCA 112, 382 C.C.C. (3d) 1; R. v. Morris, 2021 ONCA 680, 159 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; R. v. A.M., 2024 ONSC 5323; R. v. Z.A., [2023] EWCA Crim 596, [2023] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 45 (p. 404); R. v. Brown, [2013] NICA 5; Bugmy ......
  • Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 16, 2023
    ...of Justice), 2008 SCC 23, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 761; Canada (Attorney General) v. Barnaby, 2015 SCC 31, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 563; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; R. v. Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 7......
  • R. v. Basque,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2023
    ...ONCA 39, 345 C.C.C. (3d) 497; R. v. Severight, 2014 ABCA 25, 566 A.R. 344; R. v. LeBlanc, 2005 NBCA 6, 279 N.B.R. (2d) 121; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; Schwartz v. Canada, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 254; R. v. Sohal, 2019 ABCA 293, 91 Alta. L.R. (6th) 48; R. v. Fox, 2022 ABQB 132, 89 M.V.R. (7th) 23; R. ......
  • R v McGregor,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Civil Liberties Association and David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights Interveners 2023 SCC 2 Present: Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown *, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ. DOCKET: 39543 SUPREME COURT OF CAN......
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121 cases
  • R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 18, 2025
    ...340, 46 Alta. L.R. (6th) 341; R. v. R.D.F., 2019 SKCA 112, 382 C.C.C. (3d) 1; R. v. Morris, 2021 ONCA 680, 159 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; R. v. A.M., 2024 ONSC 5323; R. v. Z.A., [2023] EWCA Crim 596, [2023] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 45 (p. 404); R. v. Brown, [2013] NICA 5; Bugmy ......
  • Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 16, 2023
    ...of Justice), 2008 SCC 23, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 761; Canada (Attorney General) v. Barnaby, 2015 SCC 31, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 563; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; R. v. Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 7......
  • R. v. Basque,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2023
    ...ONCA 39, 345 C.C.C. (3d) 497; R. v. Severight, 2014 ABCA 25, 566 A.R. 344; R. v. LeBlanc, 2005 NBCA 6, 279 N.B.R. (2d) 121; R. v. Hills, 2023 SCC 2; Schwartz v. Canada, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 254; R. v. Sohal, 2019 ABCA 293, 91 Alta. L.R. (6th) 48; R. v. Fox, 2022 ABQB 132, 89 M.V.R. (7th) 23; R. ......
  • R v McGregor,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Civil Liberties Association and David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights Interveners 2023 SCC 2 Present: Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown *, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ. DOCKET: 39543 SUPREME COURT OF CAN......
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7 books & journal articles
  • Sentencing
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2023
    ...sentence is more exposed to challenge where it captures disparate conduct of widely varying gravity and degrees of offender 168 R v Hills , 2023 SCC 2. © [2023] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 1 year’s imprisonment 6 months’ imprisonment 5 years’ imprisonment 5 years’ im......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ........................... 361 Hillier , R v , 2018 ONC J 397 ........................................................... 170 Hills , R v , 2023 SCC 2 ............................................. 3, 245, 262-64, 266-67, 271 Hoang , R v , 2003 ABCA 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2023
    ...648-49 Hill , R v , 2012 ONSC 5050 .......................................................... 681 Hills , R v , 2023 SCC 2 ........................................................... 647-49 Hinchey , R v , [1996] 3 SCR 1128, [1996] SCJ No 121 (QL) ................................ 325 HL , R......
  • Sentencing
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Youth Criminal Justice Cases, 3rd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...be applied to a young person receiving an adult sentence was not a ground of appeal. Rather, it appears to have simply been assumed. 333 2023 SCC 2. 334 Ibid at para 210. 335 2021 SKCA 73. 336 Ibid at para 55. © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 10 Sentencing ......
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