R. v. N.S.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation2012 SCC 72,[2012] 3 SCR 726,437 NR 344,290 CCC (3d) 404,104 WCB (2d) 824,98 CR (6th) 1,JE 2013-8,297 OAC 200,353 DLR (4th) 577,[2012] CarswellOnt 15763
Date20 December 2012
Docket Number33989
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,EVIDENCE,CRIMINAL LAW

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    ...41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; Wildman v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 311; R. v. Levogiannis, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 475; R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726; R. v. Perkins, 2016 ONCA 588, 352 O.A.C. 149; R. v. Raghunauth (2005), 203 O.A.C. 54; R. v. L.K.W. (1999), 126 O.A.C. 39. Statutes and Re......
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    ...2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; R. v. E. (A.W.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 155; R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852; R. v. W. (R.), [1992] 2 S.C.R. ......
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    • April 28, 2023
    ...5, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 193; R. v. Osolin, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 595; R. v. Shearing, 2002 SCC 58, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 33; R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726. Statutes and Regulations Canadian  Charter   of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 7 , 11(d) , 12 . Court ......
  • R. v. Samaniego
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2022
    ...41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; Wildman v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 311; R. v. Levogiannis, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 475; R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726; R. v. Perkins, 2016 ONCA 588, 352 O.A.C. 149; R. v. Raghunauth (2005), 203 O.A.C. 54; R. v. L.K.W. (1999), 126 O.A.C. 39. Statutes and Re......
  • R. v. J.J.
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    • June 30, 2022
    ...2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; R. v. E. (A.W.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 155; R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852; R. v. W. (R.), [1992] 2 S.C.R. ......
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    ...Supreme Court of Canada cases factored into Justice Campbell's Charter reasoning (including, not surprisingly, R v NS, 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 SCR 726 and Doré v Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12, [2012] 1 SCR 395). But it was the Supreme Court's decision in Trinity Western University v College ......
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    ...495, 255 A.C.W.S. (3d) 954 6 2012 HRTO 1908, [2012] O.H.R.T.D. No. 1870 7 2015 ONSC 4250, 126 O.R. (3d) 1 (Div. Ct.). 8 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726 9 Factum of the Intervener Ontario Human Rights Commission, available online: 10 2014 HRTO 1796, [2014] O.H.R.T.D. No. 1799 Presented at t......
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    ...Part III - Virtual workplace investigations: Are we effective human lie detectors? Footnotes 1 R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72 (CanLII), [2012] 3 SCR 726, para. 2 R. v. Hemsworth,2016 ONCA 85, see notably para. 49 [Hemsworth]. 3 Fraser v. Persaud, 2021 ONSC 8429, para. 28. 4 R. v. Rhayel, 2015 ONCA......
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    ...20 NS, R v , 2010 ONCA 670 .................................................... 20 NS, R v , 2012 SCC 72, [2012] 3 SCR 726 .................................... 20, 21 Nur, R v , 2013 ONCA 677 ..................................................... 8 O’Connor, R v (1993), 31 BCAC 173 ...............
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    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
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    ...284, 288 Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v Cameron , 2019 NSCA 58 ..........................497 NS , R v , [2012] 3 SCR 726 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Nugent , R v , 1988 CanLII 157 (NSCA) ....................
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...508 R v Norman (1993), 16 OR (3d) 295 (CA) ............................................ 44, 104, 595 R v NS, [2012] 3 SCR 726 ................................................................................... 585 R v Nugent (1988), 42 CCC (3d) 431 (NS SCAD) ......................................
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Evidence. Seventh Edition
    • August 29, 2015
    ...84 R. v. N.O. (2009), 448 A.R. 253, [2009] A.J. No. 213, 2009 ABCA 75 ............... 215 R. v. N.S., [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726, 290 C.C.C. (3d) 404, 2012 SCC 72 .................... 517 R. v. N.Y. (2012), 113 O.R. (3d) 347, [2012] O.J. No. 5165, 2012 ONCA 745 ..........................................
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