R. v. J.S.S., [2004] O.T.C. 1080 (SC)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: August 23, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 1080 (SC)

R. v. J.S.S., [2004] O.T.C. 1080 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. DE.027

Her Majesty the Queen (respondent) v. J.S.S. (appellant)

(Court File No. 998 03 520)

Indexed As: R. v. J.S.S.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Shaughnessy, R.S.J.

December 6, 2004.

Summary:

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Criminal Law - Topic 4684

Procedure - Judgments and reasons for judgment - Reasons for judgment - Sufficiency of - See paragraphs 1 to 48.

Criminal Law - Topic 4964

Appeals - Indictable offences - New trials - Grounds - Competence of counsel - See paragraphs 63 to 80.

Criminal Law - Topic 7654

Summary conviction proceedings - Appeals - Grounds - Incompetent representation or erroneous legal advice - See paragraphs 63 to 80.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Sheppard (C.), [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869; 284 N.R. 342; 211 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 50; 633 A.P.R. 50; 162 C.C.C.(3d) 298, refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Brown (E.) (2002), 165 O.A.C. 36; 170 C.C.C.(3d) 37 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Burns (R.H.), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 656; 165 N.R. 374; 42 B.C.A.C. 161; 67 W.A.C. 161; 89 C.C.C.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Barrett (D.), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 752; 179 N.R. 68; 80 O.A.C. 1; 96 C.C.C.(3d) 319, refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. D.R., H.R. and D.W., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 291; 197 N.R. 321; 144 Sask.R. 81; 124 W.A.C. 81; 107 C.C.C.(3d) 289, refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. Braich (A.) et al. (2002), 285 N.R. 162; 164 B.C.A.C. 1; 268 W.A.C. 1; 162 C.C.C.(3d) 324, refd to. [para. 37].

R. v. G.W. (1996), 93 O.A.C. 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Davis (G.N.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 759; 248 N.R. 44; 182 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 78; 554 A.P.R. 78; 139 C.C.C.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Buckingham (S.L.) (2004), 187 O.A.C. 140 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. S.G.G., [1997] 2 S.C.R. 716; 214 N.R. 161; 94 B.C.A.C. 81; 152 W.A.C. 81; 116 C.C.C.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Scopelliti (1981), 63 C.C.C.(2d) 481 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Wilson (G.R.) (1999), 138 Man.R.(2d) 139; 202 W.A.C. 139; 136 C.C.C.(3d) 252 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 57].

R. v. K.K., [2004] O.A.C. Uned. 116 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 58].

R. v. Hines (V.), [2001] O.T.C. 279 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 59].

R. v. Palmer, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759; 30 N.R. 181; 14 C.R.(3d) 22 (Eng.); 106 D.L.R.(3d) 212; 50 C.C.C.(2d) 193, refd to. [para. 68].

R. v. T.P. (2002), 160 O.A.C. 118; 165 C.C.C.(3d) 281 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 70].

R. v. G.D.B., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 520; 253 N.R. 201; 261 A.R. 1; 225 W.A.C. 1; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 289, refd to. [para. 71].

R. v. Joanisse (R.) (1995), 85 O.A.C. 186; 102 C.C.C.(3d) 35 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 71].

Strickland v. Washington (1984), 104 S. Ct. 2052, refd to. [para. 73].

R. v. A.G. [1998] O.A.C. Uned. 78; 123 C.C.C.(3d) 350 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 75].

R. v. Nielsen and Stolar, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 480; 82 N.R. 280; 52 Man.R.(2d) 46, refd to. [para. 75].

Counsel:

Christine McGoey, for the respondent;

Frank Miller, for the appellant.

This appeal was heard at Bracebridge, Ontario, on August 23, 2004, before Shaughnessy, R.S.J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on December 6, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.