R. v. Lacasse (T.)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon and Côté, JJ.
Citation[2015] N.R. TBEd. DE.019,2015 SCC 64
Date17 December 2015
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW

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    • October 31, 2025
    ...v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39; R. v. Neary, 2017 SKCA 29, [2017] 7 W.W.R. 730; R. v. Parranto, 2021 SCC 46, [2021] 3 S.C.R. 366; R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; St-Pierre v. R., 2008 QCCA 894; R. v. V. (M.), 2023 ONCA 724, 169 O.R. (3d) 321; ......
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    • February 24, 2023
    ...J. R. Russell for the Respondent [1] Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 675(1)(b). [2] Id. s. 687(1)(a). [3] The Queen v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, ¶ 52; [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089, 1115 per Wagner, [4] Id. See also The Queen v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, ¶ 26; 444 D.L.R. 4th 1, 20 per Wagner, C.J. &a......
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 10, 2020
    ...factor or the erroneous consideration of an aggravating or mitigating factor, and the error had impact on the sentence: R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64 at para 44, 67, [2015] 3 SCR V. Preliminary issue: Did the Crown make a concession and if so does it bind the Court? [26] The sentencing judge sta......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2022
    ...v. Snow (2004), 73 O.R. (3d) 40; R. v. Felderhof (2003), 68 O.R. (3d) 481; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 301; R. v. Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 272; R. v. Khan, 2001 SCC 86......
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  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39; R. v. Neary, 2017 SKCA 29, [2017] 7 W.W.R. 730; R. v. Parranto, 2021 SCC 46, [2021] 3 S.C.R. 366; R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; St-Pierre v. R., 2008 QCCA 894; R. v. V. (M.), 2023 ONCA 724, 169 O.R. (3d) 321; ......
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2023
    ...J. R. Russell for the Respondent [1] Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 675(1)(b). [2] Id. s. 687(1)(a). [3] The Queen v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, ¶ 52; [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089, 1115 per Wagner, [4] Id. See also The Queen v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, ¶ 26; 444 D.L.R. 4th 1, 20 per Wagner, C.J. &a......
  • R v Hills
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 10, 2020
    ...factor or the erroneous consideration of an aggravating or mitigating factor, and the error had impact on the sentence: R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64 at para 44, 67, [2015] 3 SCR V. Preliminary issue: Did the Crown make a concession and if so does it bind the Court? [26] The sentencing judge sta......
  • R. v. Samaniego
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2022
    ...v. Snow (2004), 73 O.R. (3d) 40; R. v. Felderhof (2003), 68 O.R. (3d) 481; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089; R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 301; R. v. Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 272; R. v. Khan, 2001 SCC 86......
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    ...2015 SCC 38, R v McLellan, 2018 ONCA 510, R v Adamson, 2018 ONCA 678, R v Moffit, 2015 ONCA 412, R v Campbell, 2018 ONCA 837, R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64 R v. Beseiso , 2019 ONCA 707 [Pardu, Brown and Trotter JJ.A.] Counsel: AB, acting in person Andrew Hotke, for the respondent Keywords: Crimi......
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    • Criminal Law Series Criminal Appeals: A Practitioner's Handbook
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    ...15, 16, 127, 130 Labadie, R v , 2011 ONCA 227, 275 CCC (3d) 75 .................................. 12 Lacasse, R v , 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 SCR 1089 ................................ 86, 97 272 Table of Cases Lagace, R v , 2003 CanLII 30886, 181 CCC (3d) 12 (Ont CA) ....................... 38 ......
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    ...176, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 2016 CanLII 89825, [2016] SCCA No 374 (QL) ................. 5, 139, 141, 179, 297 Lacasse , R v , 2015 SCC 64 .................................................. 5, 157 Ladue , R v , 2010 BCPC 410 ................................................... 98 La......
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    ...446 | Sentencing in Canada R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64 .......................................................... 127–28, 137, 176, 179–82, 385 R v Laskowski, 2015 BCCA 248 ........................................................................................................278 R v Latimer, ......
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    ...64, 267 R v Labaye, [2005] 3 SCR 728, 203 CCC (3d) 170, 2005 SCC 80...................... 108 R v Lacasse, [2015] 3 SCR 1089, 2015 SCC 64 ............................ 543, 546, 547, 557 R v Ladouceur, [1990] 1 SCR 1257, 56 CCC (3d) 27, 77 CR (3d) 110 ..................41 R v Lagace (2003), ......
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