R. v. Park, (1981) 37 N.R. 501 (SCC)
| Judge | Laskin, C.J.C., Martland, Ritchie, Dickson, Beetz, Estey, McIntyre, Chouinard and Lamer, JJ. |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | June 22, 1981 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | (1981), 37 N.R. 501 (SCC);59 CCC (2d) 385;1981 CanLII 56 (SCC);[1981] 2 SCR 64;21 CR (3d) 182;[1981] SCJ No 63 (QL);37 NR 501;122 DLR (3d) 1 |
R. v. Park (1981), 37 N.R. 501 (SCC)
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R. v. Park
Indexed As: R. v. Park
Supreme Court of Canada
Laskin, C.J.C., Martland, Ritchie, Dickson, Beetz, Estey, McIntyre, Chouinard and Lamer, JJ.
June 22, 1981.
Summary:
This case arose out of a charge of break and enter. The accused pleaded not guilty and was convicted at trial by a judge sitting without a jury. The accused appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal without written reasons. The accused appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal.
Criminal Law - Topic 5334.1
Evidence - Confessions and voluntary statements - Voir dire, waiver of - The Supreme Court of Canada stated that the voluntariness of a confessional statement may be determined without a voir dire where the voir dire is waived by an accused or his counsel (see paragraph 13) - The Supreme Court of Canada stated that such a waiver constitutes an admission that the statement in question was not made in circumstances where the accused person was the subject of coercion (see paragraph 13).
Cases Noticed:
Ibrahim v. The Queen, [1914] A.C. 599, refd to. [para. 2].
Boudreau v. The Queen, [1949] S.C.R. 262, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Fitton, [1956] S.C.R. 958, refd to. [para. 2].
Rothman v. The Queen (1981), 35 N.R. 485, refd to. [para. 2].
Powell v. The Queen, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 362; 9 N.R. 361, refd to. [para. 4].
Erven v. The Queen, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 926; 25 N.R. 49; 30 N.S.R.(2d) 89; 49 A.P.R. 89, refd to. [para. 5].
R. v. Gauthier, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 441; 10 N.R. 373, refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. Dhaliwal (1980), 53 C.C.C.(2d) 158, refd to. [para. 14].
R. v. Dietrich (1970), 1 C.C.C.(2d) 49, folld. [para. 15].
R. v. LeBrun (1954), 110 C.C.C. 262, refd to. [para. 16].
R. v. Deacon (1947), 87 C.C.C. 271, refd to. [para. 16].
R. v. Melnyk (1947), 90 C.C.C. 257, refd to. [para. 16].
R. v. Sweezey (1974), 20 C.C.C.(2d) 400, refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Clayton (1978), 3 C.R.(3d) 90, refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Spencer (1973), 16 C.C.C.(2d) 29; 6 N.S.R.(2d) 555, refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Isaac (1979), 48 C.C.C.(2d) 481, refd to. [para. 20].
R. v. Mulligan (1955), 111 C.C.C. 173, dist. [para. 24].
R. v. Roberts, [1953] 2 All E.R. 340, dist. [para. 24].
Statutes Noticed:
Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. 582 [paras. 14 and 15].
Counsel:
Gordon F. Henderson, Q.C., and Edward L. Greenspan, for the appellant;
S. Casey Hill, for the respondent.
This appeal was heard by LASKIN, C.J.C., MARTLAND, RITCHIE, DICKSON, BEETZ, ESTEY, McINTYRE, CHOUINARD and LAMER, JJ., of the Supreme Court of Canada at Ottawa, Ontario on February 23, 1981.
The judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada was delivered by DICKSON, J., on June 22, 1981.
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Table of cases
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