R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73

JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Peter Costigan,The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas W. Wakeling,The Honourable Madam Justice Dawn Pentelechuk
Citation2020 ABCA 73
Docket Number1803-0069-A
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Date21 February 2020

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7 practice notes
  • R v Way, 2022 ABCA 1
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • January 4, 2022
    ...applies. The entire charge is reviewed and the standard is not one of perfection, but that of a properly instructed jury: R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73 at paras [12]        Lastly, trial fairness issues also raise a question of law, and a perceived apprehension of......
  • R v Khan,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 17, 2020
    ...[35] Trial Transcript 480:8. [36] Trial Transcript 483:30 & 484:9-25. [37] R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46. [38] The Queen v. J.O.L., 2020 ABCA 73, ¶ 15. See The Queen v. Jaw, 2009 SCC 42, ¶ 32; [2009] 3 S.C.R. 26, 44 (“An appellate court must examine the alleged error in the context of the entire......
  • R v Nauya,
    • Canada
    • Nunavut Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • January 8, 2021
    ...jury or failed to provide an essential direction to the jury is a question of law, subject to the correctness standard of review: R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73 at para [11] We begin our analysis with the second ground of appeal – that the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on the mens rea for ......
  • R v Thompson,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 8, 2023
    ...wife, threatening “I will ruin your life:” ibid. The Court of Appeal wrote as follows at para 52 of R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73: [52]      We agree the trial judge erred in refusing defence counsel’s request to provide a specific instruction regarding......
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  • R v Way, 2022 ABCA 1
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • January 4, 2022
    ...applies. The entire charge is reviewed and the standard is not one of perfection, but that of a properly instructed jury: R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73 at paras [12]        Lastly, trial fairness issues also raise a question of law, and a perceived apprehension of......
  • R v Khan
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 17, 2020
    ...[35] Trial Transcript 480:8. [36] Trial Transcript 483:30 & 484:9-25. [37] R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46. [38] The Queen v. J.O.L., 2020 ABCA 73, ¶ 15. See The Queen v. Jaw, 2009 SCC 42, ¶ 32; [2009] 3 S.C.R. 26, 44 (“An appellate court must examine the alleged error in the context of the entire......
  • R v Nauya
    • Canada
    • Nunavut Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • January 8, 2021
    ...jury or failed to provide an essential direction to the jury is a question of law, subject to the correctness standard of review: R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73 at para [11] We begin our analysis with the second ground of appeal – that the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on the mens rea for ......
  • R v Thompson
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 8, 2023
    ...wife, threatening “I will ruin your life:” ibid. The Court of Appeal wrote as follows at para 52 of R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73: [52]      We agree the trial judge erred in refusing defence counsel’s request to provide a specific instruction regarding......
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