R v Mela, 2021 ABCA 38

CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Jack Watson,The Honourable Madam Justice Frederica Schutz,The Honourable Madam Justice Dawn Pentelechuk
Neutral Citation2021 ABCA 38
Citation2021 ABCA 38
Date03 February 2021
Docket Number2001-0080-A

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11 practice notes
  • Veracity as a Factor of Credibility
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ..., 2016 ONCA 85 at paras 48-49. 94 R v Alisaleh , 2020 ONCA 597 at para 16. 95 R v Kiss , 2018 ONCA 184 at para 52; see also R v Mela , 2021 ABCA 38 at para 58. 96 R v Johnston , 2021 BCCA 34 at paras 110-12. 97 David M Paciocco, “Simply Complex: Applying the Law of ‘Post-Ofence Conduct’ Evi......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ...Medwid , R v , 2008 CanLII 60980, 94 OR (3d) 385 (Sup Ct J) ......................... 93 Mela , R v , 2021 ABCA 38 ..................................................... 272 Miaponoose , R v , 1996 CanLII 1268, 110 CCC (3d) 445 (Ont CA) ..................... 243 Michell , R v , 2005 MBQB 162......
  • R v Delorme, 2021 ABCA 424
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 20, 2021
    ...in the context of the entire case, other possible conclusions and not merely speculative conclusions: Villaroman at para 55: R v Mela, 2021 ABCA 38 at paras 81-83, [2021] AJ No 163 [66]         Relatedly, the role of the trier of fact in a circumstant......
  • R v Candaele
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 9, 2024
    ...686(1)(b)(i) and 686(3) of the Criminal Code. We remit the matter to the trial court for sentencing pursuant to s 686(3)(b). See R v Mela, 2021 ABCA 38, paras 86-88, and R v Mitchell, 2019 ABCA 209, para 6. Authorized to sign for: Pentelechuk J.A. Feehan J.A. Authorized to sign for: Kirker ......
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  • R v Delorme
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 20, 2021
    ...in the context of the entire case, other possible conclusions and not merely speculative conclusions: Villaroman at para 55: R v Mela, 2021 ABCA 38 at paras 81-83, [2021] AJ No 163 [66]         Relatedly, the role of the trier of fact in a circumstant......
  • R v Bowers
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 26, 2022
    ...J, and those that have been repeatedly expressed by this Court: see, e.g., R v Wanihadie, at paras 23, 34-41; R v Mela, 2021 ABCA 38; R v Day, 2021 ABCA 412; R v Coreman, 2021 ABCA 412; R v Strathdee at paras 7-12; R v Sheppard; R v DEA, 2022 ABCA 143 at para 34. There h......
  • R v Topalinski
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 4, 2021
    ...scenario” or “other plausible theories”. [107]     Similarly, the Court of Appeal in R v Mela 2021 ABCA 38 at para 83 set forth a clear statement about what kind of inferences can be drawn from circumstantial evidence when they … Villaroman ap......
2 books & journal articles
  • Veracity as a Factor of Credibility
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ..., 2016 ONCA 85 at paras 48-49. 94 R v Alisaleh , 2020 ONCA 597 at para 16. 95 R v Kiss , 2018 ONCA 184 at para 52; see also R v Mela , 2021 ABCA 38 at para 58. 96 R v Johnston , 2021 BCCA 34 at paras 110-12. 97 David M Paciocco, “Simply Complex: Applying the Law of ‘Post-Ofence Conduct’ Evi......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ...Medwid , R v , 2008 CanLII 60980, 94 OR (3d) 385 (Sup Ct J) ......................... 93 Mela , R v , 2021 ABCA 38 ..................................................... 272 Miaponoose , R v , 1996 CanLII 1268, 110 CCC (3d) 445 (Ont CA) ..................... 243 Michell , R v , 2005 MBQB 162......