R. v. Mallory (R.) et al., [1998] O.T.C. 26 (GD)

• Judge: McWilliam, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: March 02, 1998
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [1998] O.T.C. 26 (GD)

R. v. Mallory (R.), [1998] O.T.C. 26 (GD)

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Temp. Cite: [2000] O.T.C. TBEd. MR.105

Her Majesty The Queen (respondent) v. Richard Mallory and Robert Stewart (applicants)

Indexed As: R. v. Mallory (R.) et al.

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

McWilliam, J.

March 2, 1998.

Summary:

The accused were jointly charged with first degree murder. The accused sought severance of their joint trial.

The Ontario Court (General Division) dismissed the severance motion.

Criminal Law - Topic 4482

Procedure - Trial - Joint or separate trials of two or more persons - See paragraphs 1 to 21.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Weir et al. (No. 4) (1899), 3 C.C.C. 351 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 1].

R. v. Creighton (D.J.) and Crawford (C.) (1995), 179 N.R. 161; 81 O.A.C. 359; 96 C.C.C.(3d) 481 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 3].

R. v. Court (G.R.) and Monaghan (P.D.) (1995), 81 O.A.C. 111; 99 C.C.C.(3d) 237 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

R. v. Olah (S.) and Ruston (J.D.) (1997), 100 O.A.C. 1; 115 C.C.C.(3d) 389 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

R. v. Corbett (1988), 85 N.R. 81; 41 C.C.C.(3d) 385 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 7].

R. v. Torbiak and Gillis (1978), 40 C.C.C.(2d) 193 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

R. v. Sternig (1975), 31 C.R.N.S. 272 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

R. v. Agawa and Mallet (1975), 31 C.R.N.S. 293 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Proulx (1995), 101 C.C.C.(3d) 560 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. MacPherson, [1964] 3 C.C.C. 170 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. McFall, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 321; 27 N.R. 420, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. Guimond (1979), 26 N.R. 91; 44 C.C.C.(2d) 481 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 14].

Counsel:

Bernhard Dandyck, Terry Cooper and Vikki Bair, for the Crown;

Susan Mulligan, for the applicant, Stewart;

Ian McKechnie and Richard Morris, for the applicant, Mallory.

This motion was heard before McWilliam, J., of the Ontario Court (General Division), whose following judgment was released on March 2, 1998.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.