R. v. Lafrance,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 32
Docket Number39570
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date22 July 2022

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    ...2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. Blake, 2010 ONCA 1, 251 C.C.C. (3d) 4; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Alrayyes, 2013 ONSC 7256;......
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    ...2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. Blake, 2010 ONCA 1, 251 C.C.C. (3d) 4; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Alrayyes, 2013 ONSC 7256;......
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    ...SCC 66, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 408; R. v. Paterson, 2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. Chehil, 2013 SCC 49, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 220; R. v. Kang‑Brown, 2008 SCC 18, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456; R. v. A.M., 2008 SCC 19, [2008] ......
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    ...2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. Blake, 2010 ONCA 1, 251 C.C.C. (3d) 4; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Alrayyes, 2013 ONSC 7256;......
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    ...[1996] 2 S.C.R. 463; R. v. Keshavarz, 2022 ONCA 312, 413 C.C.C. (3d) 263; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. v. Harrison, 2009 SCC 34, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 494; R. v. Paterson, 2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. G.......
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    ...2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. Blake, 2010 ONCA 1, 251 C.C.C. (3d) 4; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Alrayyes, 2013 ONSC 7256;......
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    ...nullify the voluntariness of incriminating disclosures during warrant execution. As the Supreme Court of Canada stated in R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32, referred to in O'Brien: "[i]n the heat of the moment, it is not always easy for ordinary citizens, who may be uninformed of their rights or ......
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    ...to a call of two people using stolen gift cards at a liquor store; an oicer who arrived encountered the accused, who was 30 R v Lafrance , 2022 SCC 32 at paras 27 & 28 [ Lafrance ]. 31 [2009] 2 SCR 460 [ Suberu ]. DETENTION AND ARREST 308 on his way out of the store. The accused said word......
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    ...at para 18, citing R v Top , 1989 ABCA 98, 48 CCC (3d) 493 at 497. 397 See Sinclair , supra note 335 at paras 67-71 (cited to SCC). 398 2022 SCC 32. 399 Ibid at para 85. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 416 Detention, Arrest, and the Right to Counsel consult with c......
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    ...14 Laleur , R v , 52 CR (3d) 275, 1986 CanLII 7304 (QCCS) ........................... 143 Lafrance , R v , 2022 SCC 32 ....................... 10-11, 24-28, 35, 40, 43-45, 47, 49-56, 62-63, 106, 311, 322-23, 415-16, 419-20 Lal , R v , 1998 CanLII 4393 (BCCA) ......................................
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    ...195, 207 R v LaFrance, 2021 ABCA 51 .............................................................................. 365 R v Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32 .......xii, 98, 103, 307, 309, 313–14, 316, 317, 357, 360, 364, 365, 366–68 R v Lai, 2019 ONCA 420 .....................................................
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