R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary
Docket Number40964
Date13 June 2025
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Citation2025 SCC 19

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  • R v Kinamore,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 13, 2025
    ...Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia and Criminal Lawyers' Association (Ontario) Interveners 2025 SCC 19 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40964 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA C......
  • R v Arapakota,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 23, 2025
    ...the context, purpose and relevant legal norms”: R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967, at para. 31; see also R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19, 503 D.L.R. (4th) 385, at para. 66; Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13, 502 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 65 The modern approach to statut......
  • R v J.W.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 15, 2025
    ...that it is not being adduced for the purpose of supporting one of the prohibited inferences identified in s. 276(1): R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19, 448 C.C.C. (3d) 427, at para. 30. Even in this context, the admission of such evidence is not absolutely prohibited. As Wagner, C.J. explained, a......
3 cases
  • R v Kinamore,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 13, 2025
    ...Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia and Criminal Lawyers' Association (Ontario) Interveners 2025 SCC 19 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40964 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA C......
  • R v Arapakota,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 23, 2025
    ...the context, purpose and relevant legal norms”: R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967, at para. 31; see also R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19, 503 D.L.R. (4th) 385, at para. 66; Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13, 502 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 65 The modern approach to statut......
  • R v J.W.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 15, 2025
    ...that it is not being adduced for the purpose of supporting one of the prohibited inferences identified in s. 276(1): R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19, 448 C.C.C. (3d) 427, at para. 30. Even in this context, the admission of such evidence is not absolutely prohibited. As Wagner, C.J. explained, a......