R. v. Lafrance

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

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...[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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    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
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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......
  • Table of cases
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    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...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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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...[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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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
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    ...Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39; R. v. McGuffie, 2016 ONCA 365, 131 O.R. (3d) 643; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32, [2022] S.C.R. 393. By Martin J. (dissenting) R. v. Waterfield, [1963] 3 All E.R. 659; Fleming v. Ontario, 2019 SCC 45, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 519; R......
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    ...2017 SCC 15, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 202; R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 801; R. v. H.C., 2009 ONCA 56, 244 O.A.C. 288; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 393. By O’Bonsawin J. (dissenting) R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445; R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R......
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    ...SCC 33, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 460; R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32; R. v. Tessier, 2022 SCC 35; R. v. Therens, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 613; R. v. Lohrer, 2004 SCC 80, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 732; R. v. Morrissey (1995), 97 C.C......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 24, 2023
    ...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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    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...determine whether the detainee has invoked their right to counsel and subsequently whether the detainee has been reasonably diligent 21 2022 SCC 32 at paras 76, 78. See also R v Willier , 2010 SCC 37 at para 28. 22 Lafrance , ibid at para 77 (emphasis in original). 23 Dussault , supra note ......
  • Right to Counsel: Implementational Obligations
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    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...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......
  • Table of Cases
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    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
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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) ......................................
  • Nature of the Interaction Between Police and Individuals
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    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ..., above note 19 at para 24: “The arresting oicer must subjectively have reasonable and probable grounds for the arrest”; R v Lafrance , 2022 SCC 32 at para 9 [ Lafrance ]: “It is undisputed that, at that time, Sgt. Eros did not have reasonable and probable grounds to proceed to arrest Mr. L......
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