R. v. Khill

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
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 37
Citation2021 SCC 37
Date14 October 2021
Docket Number39112

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233 practice notes
  • R. v. Schneider
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 7, 2022
    ...2013 MBCA 7, 288 Man. R. (2d) 188; R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908; R. v. Robertson, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 918; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37; R. v. Griffin, 2009 SCC 28, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 42; R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 581; R. v. Shearing, 2002 SCC 58, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 33; R......
  • R. v. Hodgson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 12, 2024
    ...it would meet the requirement that the appeal be on a question of law alone. Cases Cited By Martin and Moreau JJ. Applied: R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37; considered: R. v. Lemmon, 2012 ABCA 103 , 65 Alta. L.R. (5th) 177 ; R. v. Cooper, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 146 ; referred to: LSJPA – 151, 2015 QCCA......
  • R. v. Pan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 10, 2025
    ...R. v. Grant, 2015 SCC 9, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 475; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339; R. v. Tran, 2010 SCC 58, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 350; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; R. v. Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19; R. v. Wong (2006), 209 C.C.C. (3d) 520; Smith v. The Queen, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 215; R. v. Aal......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...Pilots Assn., [1993] 3 S.C.R. 724; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2018 SCC 38, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 643; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; R. v. Steele, 2014 SCC 61......
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226 cases
  • R. v. Schneider
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 7, 2022
    ...2013 MBCA 7, 288 Man. R. (2d) 188; R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908; R. v. Robertson, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 918; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37; R. v. Griffin, 2009 SCC 28, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 42; R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 581; R. v. Shearing, 2002 SCC 58, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 33; R......
  • R. v. Hodgson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 12, 2024
    ...it would meet the requirement that the appeal be on a question of law alone. Cases Cited By Martin and Moreau JJ. Applied: R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37; considered: R. v. Lemmon, 2012 ABCA 103 , 65 Alta. L.R. (5th) 177 ; R. v. Cooper, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 146 ; referred to: LSJPA – 151, 2015 QCCA......
  • R. v. Pan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 10, 2025
    ...R. v. Grant, 2015 SCC 9, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 475; R. v. Arp, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 339; R. v. Tran, 2010 SCC 58, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 350; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; R. v. Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19; R. v. Wong (2006), 209 C.C.C. (3d) 520; Smith v. The Queen, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 215; R. v. Aal......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...Pilots Assn., [1993] 3 S.C.R. 724; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2018 SCC 38, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 643; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; R. v. Steele, 2014 SCC 61......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Self-Defence In Canada ' The Khill Case
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 12, 2023
    ...2. R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37 at paras 3. Ibid at paras 52-3. 4. Ibid at para 59. 5. Ibid at para 74. 6. Ibid at para 84. 7. Ibid at para 124. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circums......
4 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...128 Khasria , R v , 2013 ONSC 5707 ................................................ 232 Khill , R v , 2021 SCC 37 ....................................................... 147 Kiloh , R v , 2003 BCSC 209 .................................................... 380 King , R v , 95 CCC 303, 1949 Ca......
  • Mechanism of an Arrest
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...Chapter 8 for more guidance on the reasonable belief inquiry. 75 Montsion , ibid ; DaCosta , supra note 54 at para 105. 76 See R v Khill , 2021 SCC 37 at para 65. 77 Bottrell , supra note 72 at para 18; R v Paice , 2005 SCC 22 at para 41, Fish J concurring. See also R v Baxter , 2018 ONCJ 6......
  • The Trial
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Summary Conviction Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...must use reasonable force to defend themself or another person CASE in POINT HOW MUCH FORCE IS REASONABLE IN SELF-DEFENCE? R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37 Facts The accused, Peter Khill, and his girlfriend, Melinda Benko, lived in a house in rural Hamilton, Ontario. On February 4, 2016, at 3 a.m., M......
  • Pinpointing Parliament: Supreme Court Citation of Parliamentary Evidence, 2010-2020.
    • Canada
    • Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol. 45 No. 4, December 2022
    • December 22, 2022
    ...presented by the Court, reflective of broader challenges with parliamentary citation styles. (32) For example, the 2021 case R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37 includes the following entries under "Authors Canada. House of Commons. Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Just......