R. v. Kam

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Gerow
Citation2020 BCSC 893
Date11 June 2020
Docket Number27763

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4 practice notes
  • R v AM
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 14, 2022
    ...relating to knowledge and/or intent, particularly evidence of an accused’s mental state that points away from these elements: R v Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at para 101-102. [166]       In addition, it is not enough under s 229(a)(ii) that an accused foresees a danger ......
  • R. v. Danjou
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 13, 2020
    ...he reached, his evidence is not evidence of the factual basis of those events: R. v. Abbey, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 24 at 44-46; R. v. Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at paras. 117-118; R. v. Shearer, 2020 BCSC 116 at [88]       As the court said in Abbey at p. 46, later ......
  • R v. Gray
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 4, 2024
    ...relating to knowledge and/or intent, particularly evidence of an accused’s mental state that points away from these elements: R v Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at para [132] In addition, it is not enough under s 229(a)(ii) that an accused foresees a danger or possibility of death. For an act to consti......
  • R v Reed
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 4, 2024
    ...murder includes two independent elements—planning and deliberation—which the Crown must prove beyond a reasonable doubt: R. v. Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at para. 164 A murder is planned when the killing results from “a calculated scheme or design which has been carefully thought out, and the natur......
2 cases
  • R v AM
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 14, 2022
    ...to knowledge and/or intent, particularly evidence of an accused’s mental state that points away from these elements: R v Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at para 101-102. [166]       In addition, it is not enough under s 229(a)(ii) that an accused foresees a danger or......
  • R. v. Danjou
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 13, 2020
    ...he reached, his evidence is not evidence of the factual basis of those events: R. v. Abbey, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 24 at 44-46; R. v. Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 at paras. 117-118; R. v. Shearer, 2020 BCSC 116 at [88]       As the court said in Abbey at p. 46, later ......