R. v. Onyedinefu

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeTrotter,Watt,LaForme
Citation2018 ONCA 795
Docket NumberC63862
Date01 October 2018

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25 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...55 Ontario v 974649 Ontario Inc , 101 CCC (3d) 48, [1995] OJ No 2330 (QL) (Gen Div) ................ 32 Onyedinefu , R v , 2018 ONCA 795 ......................................................... 188 Oppenheim , R v , 2021 BCSC 1230 ..........................................................1......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 5 - 9, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 21, 2019
    ...(2004), 182 C.C.C. (3d) 321 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Vrany (1979), 46 C.C.C. (2d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Foster, 2018 ONCA 53, R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795, R. v. Ferris, 1994 ABCA 20 Play for Fun Studios Inc. v. Ontario (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario) , 2019 ONCA 648 Keywords: Provi......
  • Importing Offences
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...discussed in greater detail in Section III.A in relation to the defence of duress. This distinction is also discussed in R v Onyedinefu , 2018 ONCA 795 and R v Buttazzoni , 2019 ONCA 645 , both of which deal with a controlled delivery of contraband. In both cases, the Court held that the im......
  • R. v. Daley
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 30, 2021
    ...to 'negate every possible conjecture' which might be consistent with the innocence of the accused": R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795, at para. [456]     The Ontario Court of Appeal, in the case of R. v. J.C., 2021 ONCA 131 at para. 58, recently stated &#x20......
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  • R. v. Daley
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 30, 2021
    ...to 'negate every possible conjecture' which might be consistent with the innocence of the accused": R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795, at para. [456]     The Ontario Court of Appeal, in the case of R. v. J.C., 2021 ONCA 131 at para. 58, recently stated &#x20......
  • R v. Chevrefils
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • December 7, 2018
    ...Where goods are sent unaccompanied, it would be when they are delivered to the door of the intended recipient (eg. R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795) or, having cleared customs, are picked up by the recipient at a courier or cargo warehouse (eg. R. v. Gill, 2017 ONSC 3558). Where goods are br......
  • R. v. Subramaniam
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 4, 2023
    ...[33]       Knowledge can be established based on actual knowledge or wilful blindness: R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795 at para. 10 and Peal at [34]       The Crown’s primary theory is that Mr. Subramaniam had actua......
  • 2023 BCSC 637
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...and, c) the accused did so knowingly. 33 Knowledge can be established based on actual knowledge or wilful blindness: R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795 at para. 10 and Peal at para. 34 The Crown's primary theory is that Mr. Subramaniam had actual knowledge of the controlled substance in t......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 5 - 9, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 21, 2019
    ...(2004), 182 C.C.C. (3d) 321 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Vrany (1979), 46 C.C.C. (2d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Foster, 2018 ONCA 53, R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795, R. v. Ferris, 1994 ABCA 20 Play for Fun Studios Inc. v. Ontario (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario) , 2019 ONCA 648 Keywords: Provi......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 1 - 5, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 9, 2018
    ...Jury Instructions, Mens Rea, Motive, Wilful Blindness, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c19, s. 6(3)(a)(i) R. v. Onyedinefu, 2018 ONCA 795 Keywords: Criminal Law,Importing Heroin, Possession of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking, Mens Rea, Wilful Blindness, Evidence, Burden ......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...55 Ontario v 974649 Ontario Inc , 101 CCC (3d) 48, [1995] OJ No 2330 (QL) (Gen Div) ................ 32 Onyedinefu , R v , 2018 ONCA 795 ......................................................... 188 Oppenheim , R v , 2021 BCSC 1230 ..........................................................1......
  • Importing Offences
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...discussed in greater detail in Section III.A in relation to the defence of duress. This distinction is also discussed in R v Onyedinefu , 2018 ONCA 795 and R v Buttazzoni , 2019 ONCA 645 , both of which deal with a controlled delivery of contraband. In both cases, the Court held that the im......