R. v. Paré, (1987) 80 N.R. 272 (SCC)
| Judge | Dickson, C.J.C., Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, Le Dain and La Forest, JJ. |
| Court | Supreme Court of Canada |
| Case Date | November 19, 1987 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | (1987), 80 N.R. 272 (SCC);[1987] CarswellQue 19;[1987] 2 SCR 618;45 DLR (4th) 546;80 NR 272;38 CCC (3d) 97;60 CR (3d) 346;[1987] SCJ No 75 (QL);11 QAC 1;1987 CanLII 1 (SCC) |
R. v. Paré (1987), 80 N.R. 272 (SCC)
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Her Majesty The Queen v. Marc-Andre Paré
(19345)
Indexed As: R. v. Paré
Supreme Court of Canada
Dickson, C.J.C., Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, Le Dain and La Forest, JJ.
November 19, 1987.
Summary:
The accused sexually assaulted a seven year old boy. After the assault was completed and the accused was dressed, the boy threatened to tell his mother. In return the accused threatened to kill the boy if he did so. Two minutes elapsed. Then, certain that the boy would tell his mother, the accused murdered him. The accused was convicted in Superior Court of first degree murder. On appeal, the Quebec Court of Appeal, in a judgment summarized at J.E. 85556, substituted a conviction for second degree murder. The Crown appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal and restored the conviction for first degree murder.
Criminal Law - Topic 1272
Offences against persons and reputation - Murder - Murder during commission of other offences - Elements of offence - "While committing" - What constitutes - The accused murdered a seven year old boy two minutes after completing a sexual assault against him - The Supreme Court of Canada held that the murder was committed "while committing" another offence because it was part of a single transaction or chain of events - The court favoured the "single transaction" meaning of "while committing" over the "simultaneous commission" meaning because it was more consonant with the purpose and intent of the relevant Criminal Code provisions.
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Farrant, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 124; 46 N.R. 337, appld. [para. 13].
R. v. Droste, [1984] 1 S.C.R. 208; 52 N.R. 176, appld. [para. 13].
R. v. Vaillancourt (1974), 16 C.C.C.(2d) 137 (Ont. C.A.), affd. [1976] 1 S.C.R. 13; 4 N.R. 30, refd to. [para. 18].
R. v. Stevens (1984), 11 C.C.C.(3d) 518; 20 O.A.C. 239 (Ont. C.A.), folld. [paras. 18, 19, 23, 30, 33].
R. v. Gourgon and Knowles (No. 1) (1979), 9 C.R.(3d) 313 (B.C.S.C.); 19 C.R.(3d) 272 (B.C.C.A.), consd. [para. 20].
R. v. Kjeldsen (1980), 53 C.C.C.(2d) 55; 20 A.R. 267 (Alta. C.A.), refd to. [paras. 21, 22].
R. v. Sargent (1983), 5 C.C.C.(3d) 429; 22 Sask.R. 230 (Sask. C.A.), consd. [para. 21].
Marcotte v. Deputy Attorney General for Canada, [1976] 1 S.C.R. 108; 3 N.R. 613, refd to. [para. 26].
R. v. Goulis (1981), 60 C.C.C.(2d) 347 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].
R. v. Paul, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 621; 42 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 26].
Statutes Noticed:
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. 212, sect. 213, sect. 214, sect. 214(5) [para. 13].
Criminal Code Amendment Act, S.C. 1980-81-82-83, c. 125 [para. 3].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Dworkin, Law's Empire (1986), p. 17 [para. 15].
Kloepfer, Stephen, The Status of Strict Construction in Canadian Criminal Law (1983), 15 Ottawa L. Rev. 553, pp. 556-560 [para. 25].
Law Reform Commission of Canada, Homicide (Working Paper 33) (1984), p. 79 [para. 32].
Counsel:
Robert Parrot, for the Crown;
Jean-Guy Gilbert, for the accused.
This case was heard on June 8, 1987, by Dickson, C.J.C., Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, Le Dain and La Forest, JJ., of the Supreme Court of Canada.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada was rendered on November 19, 1987, in both official languages by Wilson, J.
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