R. v. K.G.K.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2020 SCC 7
Docket Number38532
Date20 March 2020

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116 practice notes
  • R. v. J.F.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 6, 2022
    ...R. v. Potvin, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 880; R. v. Rabba (1991), 64 C.C.C. (3d) 445; R. v. Collins, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1104; referred to: R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7; R. v. Godin, 2009 SCC 26, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199; R. v. MacDougall, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1......
  • R. v. John Douglas Langley
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Trial Division) of Prince Edward Island (Canada)
    • August 12, 2025
    ...Langley, 2024 PESC 42; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27; R. v. J.F., 2022 SCC 17; R. v. MacDougall, 1998 CarswellPEI 87 (SCC); R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7; R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199; R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771; R. v. Yusuf, 2021 SCC 2; R. v. Charley, 2019 ONCA 726; R. v. S.C.W., 2018 BC......
  • Calculating the Total Delay Period
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive A Proactive Practitioner's Guide to Section 11(b) of the Charter
    • May 29, 2024
    ...at paras 16–20. 81 Ibid at para 79. 82 Ibid at para 23. 83 Ibid at para 54. 84 Ibid at para 55. 85 Ibid at paras 27, 31, and 56; R v KGK , 2020 SCC 7 at paras 31, 34, and 50 [ KGK (SCC)]; Jordan , above note 1 at paras 2, 4, 13, 33, 49, 117, 121, and 129; R c Rice , 2018 QCCA 198 at para 41......
  • Rights in the Criminal Process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...staying drug charges where the Crown proceeded jointly against several accused, and the delay was caused by the co-accused. 159 R v KGK , 2020 SCC 7. 160 R v KJM , 2019 SCC 55. 161 R v Mills , [1986] 1 SCR 863, 29 DLR (4th) 161; R v Carter , [1986] 1 SCR 981, 26 CCC (3d) 572. 162 R v Kalanj......
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  • R. v. J.F.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 6, 2022
    ...R. v. Potvin, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 880; R. v. Rabba (1991), 64 C.C.C. (3d) 445; R. v. Collins, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1104; referred to: R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7; R. v. Godin, 2009 SCC 26, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199; R. v. MacDougall, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1......
  • R. v. John Douglas Langley
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Trial Division) of Prince Edward Island (Canada)
    • August 12, 2025
    ...Langley, 2024 PESC 42; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27; R. v. J.F., 2022 SCC 17; R. v. MacDougall, 1998 CarswellPEI 87 (SCC); R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7; R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199; R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771; R. v. Yusuf, 2021 SCC 2; R. v. Charley, 2019 ONCA 726; R. v. S.C.W., 2018 BC......
  • R. v. Vrbanic
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 29, 2026
    ...2023 ONCJ 69, 523 C.R.R. (2d) 262; referred to: R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771; R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 364; R. v. Varennes, 2025 SCC 22; R. v. Jacques-Taylor, 2026 SCC 20; R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 659; R. v. Marakah,......
  • R. v. Jacques-Taylor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 29, 2026
    ...5; R. v. J.F., 2022 SCC 17, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 330; R. v. MacDougall, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1594; R. v. K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 364; R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 659; R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199; R. v. K.J.M., 2019 SCC 55, [2019] 4 S.C.......
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  • Calculating the Total Delay Period
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive A Proactive Practitioner's Guide to Section 11(b) of the Charter
    • May 29, 2024
    ...at paras 16–20. 81 Ibid at para 79. 82 Ibid at para 23. 83 Ibid at para 54. 84 Ibid at para 55. 85 Ibid at paras 27, 31, and 56; R v KGK , 2020 SCC 7 at paras 31, 34, and 50 [ KGK (SCC)]; Jordan , above note 1 at paras 2, 4, 13, 33, 49, 117, 121, and 129; R c Rice , 2018 QCCA 198 at para 41......
  • Where Delay Exceeds the Ceiling - Exceptional Circumstances
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive A Proactive Practitioner's Guide to Section 11(b) of the Charter
    • May 29, 2024
    ...pursued a judicial 66 2021 ONSC 186; see also: R v Khiar , 2021 ONSC 4677 [ Khiar ]. 67 1996 CanLII 4011 (ON CA). 68 Ibid ; R v KGK , 2020 SCC 7 at para 61; R v Brissett , 2017 ONSC 401 at paras 29–30 [ Brissett ], airmed in R v Brissett , 2019 ONCA 11, R v Benjamin , 2019 ONCA 10; R v Pelt......
  • Rights in the Criminal Process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...staying drug charges where the Crown proceeded jointly against several accused, and the delay was caused by the co-accused. 159 R v KGK , 2020 SCC 7. 160 R v KJM , 2019 SCC 55. 161 R v Mills , [1986] 1 SCR 863, 29 DLR (4th) 161; R v Carter , [1986] 1 SCR 981, 26 CCC (3d) 572. 162 R v Kalanj......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive A Proactive Practitioner's Guide to Section 11(b) of the Charter
    • May 29, 2024
    ...56, 57 R v KGK, 2019 MBCA 9 .............................................................................................. 52–53 R v KGK, 2020 SCC 7 .......................... 13, 32, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53–55, 56–62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 73, 81, 85, 86, 115, 153, 154 R v KGY, 2020 ABPC 171 ..........
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