R. v. Jobidon, (1988) 30 O.A.C. 172 (CA)

JudgeDubin, A.C.J.O., Brooke, Zuber, Krever and Catzman, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Case DateNovember 22, 1988
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(1988), 30 O.A.C. 172 (CA)

R. v. Jobidon (1988), 30 O.A.C. 172 (CA)

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Her Majesty the Queen (appellant) v. Jules Jobidon (respondent)

(668/87)

Indexed As: R. v. Jobidon

Ontario Court of Appeal

Dubin, A.C.J.O., Brooke, Zuber, Krever and Catzman, JJ.A.

November 22, 1988.

Summary:

The accused was charged with manslaughter and acquitted. The Crown appealed against the acquittal.

The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, set aside the acquittal and entered a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. The Court of Appeal remitted the matter to the trial judge for sentence.

Criminal Law - Topic 1422

Assaults - Defences - Consent - The Ontario Court of Appeal held that the concept of consent as used in s. 244 of the Criminal Code (definition of assault) should be interpreted subject to the same limitations as are imposed by the common law - The court held that consent is not a defence to assault if actual bodily harm is intended or caused - The Crown is not obliged to prove absence of consent as a necessary element to a charge of assault.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Dix (1972), 10 C.C.C.(2d) 324 (Ont. C.A.), overruled [paras. 8, 21].

Wright's Case (1603), Co. Lit. f. 127, consd. [para. 14].

R. v. Coney (1882), 8 Q.B. Div. 534, consd. [para. 15].

R. v. Donovan, [1934] All E.R. 207, consd. [para. 15].

Attorney General's Reference (No. 6 of 1980), [1981] 2 All E.R. 1057, appld. [para. 16].

R. v. Buchanan (1898), 1 C.C.C. 442 (Man. C.A.), consd. [para. 19].

R. v. Cullen (1948), 93 C.C.C. 1 (Ont. C.A.); affd. (1949), 94 C.C.C. 337 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

R. v. MacTavish (1972), 4 N.B.R.(2d) 876; 8 C.C.C.(2d) 206 (C.A.), consd. [para. 20].

R. v. Abraham (1974), 30 C.C.C.(2d) 332 (Que. C.A.), not folld. [para. 22].

R. v. Setrum (1976), 32 C.C.C.(2d) 109 (Sask. C.A.), not folld. [para. 22].

R. v. Squire (1975), 26 C.C.C.(2d) 219 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Kusyj (1983), 51 A.R. 243, refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Gur (1986), 71 N.S.R.(2d) 391; 171 A.P.R. 391; 27 C.C.C.(3d) 511, consd. [para. 26].

R. v. Carriere (1987), 76 A.R. 151; 56 C.R.(3d) 257, consd. [para. 27].

R. v. Bergner (1987), 78 A.R. 331; 36 C.C.C.(3d) 25, consd. [para. 28].

Statutes Noticed:

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. 14, sect. 224 [para. 11]; sect. 244 [paras. 9, 11-12, 30-31].

Criminal Code, S.C. 1892, sect. 258 [paras. 12-13].

Counsel:

W.J. Blacklock, for the appellant;

Brian H. Greenspan, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard before Dubin, A.C.J.O., Brooke, Zuber, Krever and Catzman, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal on October 24 and 25, 1988. The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered by Zuber, J.A., and released on November 22, 1988.

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