R. v. Pilarinos (D.) et al., 2002 BCSC 810
| Judge | Bennett, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | May 28, 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2002 BCSC 810;[2002] B.C.T.C. 810 (SC) |
R. v. Pilarinos (D.), [2002] B.C.T.C. 810 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. SE.033
Her Majesty the Queen v. Dimitrios Pilarinos and Glen David Clark
(CC001402; 2002 BCSC 810)
Indexed As: R. v. Pilarinos (D.) et al.
British Columbia Supreme Court
Vancouver
Bennett, J.
May 28, 2002.
Summary:
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Criminal Law - Topic 4359
Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directed verdict of "not guilty" - See paragraphs 1 to 42.
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Arcuri (G.) (2001), 274 N.R. 274; 150 O.A.C. 126; 157 C.C.C.(3d) 21 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 2].
United States of America v. Shephard, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067; 9 N.R. 215; 30 C.C.C.(2d) 424; 70 D.L.R.(3d) 136; 34 C.R.N.S. 207, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Monteleone, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 154; 78 N.R. 377; 23 O.A.C. 241; 35 C.C.C.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Mezzo, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802; 68 N.R. 1; 43 Man.R.(2d) 161; 27 C.C.C.(3d) 97, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Charemski (J.), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 679; 224 N.R. 120; 108 O.A.C. 126; 123 C.C.C.(3d) 225, refd to. [para. 2].
R. v. Yebes, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 168; 78 N.R. 351; 36 C.C.C.(3d) 417; 59 C.R.(3d) 108; 17 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1; [1987] 6 W.W.R. 97; 43 D.L.R.(4th) 424, refd to. [para. 3].
R. v. R.W., [1992] 2 S.C.R. 122; 137 N.R. 214; 54 O.A.C. 164; 74 C.C.C.(3d) 134; 13 C.R.(4th) 257, refd to. [para. 3].
R. v. Burke (J.) (No. 3), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 474; 194 N.R. 247; 139 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 147; 433 A.P.R. 147; 46 C.R.(4th) 195; 105 C.C.C.(3d) 205, refd to. [para. 3].
R. v. Biniaris (J.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381; 252 N.R. 204; 134 B.C.A.C. 161; 219 W.A.C. 161; 143 C.C.C.(3d) 1; 32 C.R.(5th) 1, refd to. [para. 3].
Bushell's Case (1670), 124 E.R. 1006, refd to. [para. 5].
R. v. Corbett, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 670; 85 N.R. 81; 41 C.C.C.(3d) 385, refd to. [para. 7].
R. v. Allender (B.W.F.) (1996), 70 B.C.A.C. 241; 115 W.A.C. 241; 117 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].
R. v. François (L.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 827; 169 N.R. 241; 73 O.A.C. 161; 91 C.C.C.(3d) 289, refd to. [para. 9].
Metropolitan Railway Co. v. Jackson (1877), 3 App. Cas. 193 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 16].
R. v. Perreault (J.) (1992), 48 Q.A.C. 303; 75 C.C.C.(3d) 425 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
Subramaniam v. Public Prosecutor, [1956] 1 W.L.R. 965 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 31].
R. v. Evans (C.D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 653; 158 N.R. 278; 145 A.R. 81; 55 W.A.C. 81; 108 D.L.R.(4th) 32, refd to. [para. 32].
Ratten v. R., [1972] A.C. 378 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 33].
R. v. R.P. (1990), 58 C.C.C.(3d) 334 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 35].
R. v. Chahley (1992), 13 B.C.A.C. 213; 24 W.A.C. 213 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].
R. v. Burnett and Ruthbern Holdings Ltd. (1986), 25 C.C.C.(3d) 111 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 38].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Abramson, Jeffrey, We The Jury (1994), p. 6 [para. 6].
Bloos, M., and Plaxton, M., An Almost Eulogy for the Preliminary Inquiry: "We Hardly knew Ye" (2000), 43 Crim. L.Q. 516, generally [para. 4].
Deslisle, R., Evidence: Principles and Problems (5th Ed. 1999), pp. 158 to 163, 168 to 171 [para. 4].
Delisle, R., Evidence - Tests for Sufficiency of Evidence: Mezzo v. The Queen (1987), 66 Can. Bar Rev. 389, generally [para. 4].
Stuart, D., Delisle, R., and Manson, A., Towards a Clear and Just Criminal Law (1999), p. 422 [para. 4].
Tanovich, D., Monteleone's Legacy: Confusing Sufficiency with Weight (1994), 27 C.R.(4th) 174, generally [para. 4].
Tanovich, D., Should Appellate Courts in Canada be Empowered to Intervene Where there Exists a Lurking Doubt?, in Stuart, D., Delisle, R., and Manson, A., Towards a Clear and Just Criminal Law (1999), p. 422 [para. 4].
Tanovich, D., Upping the Ante in Directed Verdict Cases Where the Evidence is Circumstantial (1998), 15 C.R.(5th) 21, generally [para. 4].
Counsel:
W. Smart, Q.C., J. Esson and J. Austin-Olsen, for the Crown;
I. Donaldson, Q.C., and D. Clements, for the accused, Pilarinos;
D. Gibbons, Q.C., R. Fowler and M. Nathanson, for the accused, Clark.
This application was heard on May 15-17, 2002, before Bennett, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on May 28, 2002.
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