R. v. Iyeke (J.)

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeCronk, Juriansz and Watt, JJ.A.
Citation[2016] O.A.C. Uned. 377,2016 ONCA 349,[2016] O.A.C. Uned. 377 (CA)
Date10 May 2016
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW

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7 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...3 S.C.R. 653, R. v. Strand Electric Ltd., [1969] 1 O.R. 190 (C.A.), R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, R. v. Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519, R. v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, R. v. Taweel, 2015 NSCA 107, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23 Anthony v. Binscarth Holdings GP Inc., 2......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...R v Ivall, 2018 ONCA 1026 ................................................................................. 178 R v Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349 ................................................................................... 57 R v J(C), 2011 NSCA 77 ..................................................
  • The Basics of Admissibility and the Evaluation of Evidence
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...judges must avoid relying on it for improper purposes; and in jury trials, if there is any risk that jurors could misuse 129 R v Iyeke , 2016 ONCA 349. 130 White 2011, above note 1 at para 47. 131 R v Taweel , 2015 NSCA 107 at paras 105–11. 132 Above note 129. 133 R v Smith , 2007 ABCA 237.......
  • R. v. Lakan
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 13, 2018
    ...transaction (Regina v. Major, 2017 ONCA 357, at para. 1 (“appeared to have been a hand-to-hand transaction”); Regina v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, at para. 2 (“saw him engaged in what appeared to be hand-to-hand drug transactions”)), or similar qualified language: Regina v. Boe, 2018 ONCA 531, a......
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4 cases
  • R. v. Lakan
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 13, 2018
    ...transaction (Regina v. Major, 2017 ONCA 357, at para. 1 (“appeared to have been a hand-to-hand transaction”); Regina v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, at para. 2 (“saw him engaged in what appeared to be hand-to-hand drug transactions”)), or similar qualified language: Regina v. Boe, 2018 ONCA 531, a......
  • R. v. Walsh
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 22, 2021
    ...of that witness’s credibility”: R. v. Rowe, 2011 ONCA 753, 281 C.C.C. (3d) 42, at para. 43. [102] This is not a case like R. v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, where the misstatement was the centerpiece of the Crown’s closing address. In Iyeke, the accused was charged with possession of a firearm. Th......
  • MJL Enterprises Inc. v SAL Marketing Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 20, 2025
    ...to influence the outcome, either, as it does not meet the legal standards of relevance and materiality: see, for example, R. v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, at paras. 6–10. It is simply background information presented to enable the evidence to be followed. 21 As necessary as it is, the narrative ......
  • R v McDonald
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • July 31, 2017
    ...counsel had considered the statement as an important one to the jury’s deliberation. This situation should be compared to R v Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, where the improper submission of counsel on the address described as follows (at para 7): Crown counsel in her closing address told the jury th......
1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...3 S.C.R. 653, R. v. Strand Electric Ltd., [1969] 1 O.R. 190 (C.A.), R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, R. v. Reimer, 2024 ONCA 519, R. v. Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349, R. v. Taweel, 2015 NSCA 107, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23 Anthony v. Binscarth Holdings GP Inc., 2......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...R v Ivall, 2018 ONCA 1026 ................................................................................. 178 R v Iyeke, 2016 ONCA 349 ................................................................................... 57 R v J(C), 2011 NSCA 77 ..................................................
  • The Basics of Admissibility and the Evaluation of Evidence
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...judges must avoid relying on it for improper purposes; and in jury trials, if there is any risk that jurors could misuse 129 R v Iyeke , 2016 ONCA 349. 130 White 2011, above note 1 at para 47. 131 R v Taweel , 2015 NSCA 107 at paras 105–11. 132 Above note 129. 133 R v Smith , 2007 ABCA 237.......