R. v. Richards

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeWatt, Lauwers and Benotto JJ.A.
Citation2017 ONCA 424
Date25 May 2017
Docket NumberDOCKET: C59006

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  • R v Kahsai
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 28, 2023
    ...C.M.L., 2016 ONSC 5332; R. v. J.D., 2022 SCC 15; R. v. Jayne, 2008 ONCA 258, 90 O.R. (3d) 37; R. v. Galna, 2007 ONCA 182; R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 C.C.C. (3d) 284; R. v. Sabir, 2018 ONCA 912, 143 O.R. (3d) 465; R. v. Jaser, 2014 ONSC 2277; R. v. Cawthorne, 2016 SCC 32, [2016] 1 S.......
  • R. v. Kahsai
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 28, 2023
    ...C.M.L., 2016 ONSC 5332; R. v. J.D., 2022 SCC 15; R. v. Jayne, 2008 ONCA 258, 90 O.R. (3d) 37; R. v. Galna, 2007 ONCA 182; R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 C.C.C. (3d) 284; R. v. Sabir, 2018 ONCA 912, 143 O.R. (3d) 465; R. v. Jaser, 2014 ONSC 2277; R. v. Cawthorne, 2016 SCC 32, [2016] 1 S.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...(2000), 11 R.F.L. (5th) 308 (Ont. S.C.), Sutherland Estate v. Murphy, 2025 ONCA 227, R. v. Bancroft, 2024 ONCA 121, R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, Bronfman v. Bronfman (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 336 (Ont. Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. v. Webuild S.p.A., 2026 ONCA 28 Keywords:......
  • Digest: R v Bialski, 2018 SKCA 71
    • Canada
    • Saskatchewan Law Society Case Digests
    • August 18, 2019
    ...107, 262 Man R (2d) 15 R v Phillips, 2003 ABCA 4, [2003] 5 WWR 623, 172 CCC (3d) 285, 9 CR (6th) 57, 12 Alta LR (4th) 421 R v Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 CCC (3d) 284 R v Saikaley, 2012 ONSC 6794 R v Schiel, 2012 BCCA 440 R v Simmons, [1988] 2 SCR 495, (1988) 89 NR 1, 30 OAC 241, 66 CR (3d......
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48 cases
  • R v Kahsai
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 28, 2023
    ...C.M.L., 2016 ONSC 5332; R. v. J.D., 2022 SCC 15; R. v. Jayne, 2008 ONCA 258, 90 O.R. (3d) 37; R. v. Galna, 2007 ONCA 182; R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 C.C.C. (3d) 284; R. v. Sabir, 2018 ONCA 912, 143 O.R. (3d) 465; R. v. Jaser, 2014 ONSC 2277; R. v. Cawthorne, 2016 SCC 32, [2016] 1 S.......
  • R. v. Kahsai
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 28, 2023
    ...C.M.L., 2016 ONSC 5332; R. v. J.D., 2022 SCC 15; R. v. Jayne, 2008 ONCA 258, 90 O.R. (3d) 37; R. v. Galna, 2007 ONCA 182; R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 C.C.C. (3d) 284; R. v. Sabir, 2018 ONCA 912, 143 O.R. (3d) 465; R. v. Jaser, 2014 ONSC 2277; R. v. Cawthorne, 2016 SCC 32, [2016] 1 S.......
  • R. v. J.D.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 22, 2022
    ...2019 SCC 41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; R. v. Leblanc, 2010 QCCA 1891, 78 C.R. (6th) 359; Guenette v. R., 2002 CanLII 7883; R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 C.C.C. (3d) 284; M.R. v. R., 2018 QCCA 1983, 53 C.R. (7th) 182; Jarrah v. R., 2017 QCCA 1869; R. v. Breton, 2018 ONCA 753, 366 C.C.C. (3d)......
  • R v Bialski
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 31, 2018
    ...and effect”: R v McGibbon (1988), 45 CCC (3d) 334 (Ont CA) at 347; R v Candido, 2015 SKCA 104 at para 13, 467 Sask R 128; R v Richards, 2017 ONCA 424 at paras 110–112, 349 CCC (3d) 284 [Richards]; Olenick at para 6; R v Tran (2001), 156 CCC (3d) 1 (Ont CA) at paras 22–23 [Tran]; Phillips at......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...(2000), 11 R.F.L. (5th) 308 (Ont. S.C.), Sutherland Estate v. Murphy, 2025 ONCA 227, R. v. Bancroft, 2024 ONCA 121, R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, Bronfman v. Bronfman (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 336 (Ont. Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. v. Webuild S.p.A., 2026 ONCA 28 Keywords:......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 24, 2018
    ...Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 10(b), Miscarriage of Justice, R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31, R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, R. v Tran, (2001), 156 C.C.C. (3d) 1, R. v. Arbour (1990), 4 C.R.R. (2d) 369 v. C.G., 2018 ONCA 751 [Watt J.A. (In Chambers)] Counsel: Krongol......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 12 – 16, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 22, 2018
    ...1 SCR 64, R v Hodgson, [1998] 2 SCR 449, R v Sweezey (1974), 20 CCC (2d) 400 (Ont CA), Erven v The Queen, [1979] 1 SCR 926, R v Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, R v Roberts, 2018 ONCA 411, R v Wills (1992), 70 CCC (3d) 529, R v Angelantoni (1975), 28 CCC (2d) 179 (Ont CA), R v Smuk (1971), 3 CCC (2......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 23 – 26, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 7, 2017
    ...for the respondent Key Words: Criminal Law, Publication Ban, Sexual Assault, Sexual Touching, Kiennaple, W(D) Principles, v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424 [Watt, Lauwers and Benotto JJ.A.] Rippell and M. Salih, for the appellant Streeter, for the respondent Key Words: Possession for the Purpose o......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Digest: R v Bialski, 2018 SKCA 71
    • Canada
    • Saskatchewan Law Society Case Digests
    • August 18, 2019
    ...107, 262 Man R (2d) 15 R v Phillips, 2003 ABCA 4, [2003] 5 WWR 623, 172 CCC (3d) 285, 9 CR (6th) 57, 12 Alta LR (4th) 421 R v Richards, 2017 ONCA 424, 349 CCC (3d) 284 R v Saikaley, 2012 ONSC 6794 R v Schiel, 2012 BCCA 440 R v Simmons, [1988] 2 SCR 495, (1988) 89 NR 1, 30 OAC 241, 66 CR (3d......
  • Self-Incrimination
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...false confessions in R v Pearce , 2014 MBCA 70 at paras 47–65 [ Pearce ]. 170 Hebert , above note 19 at paras 22–42. 171 R v Richards , 2017 ONCA 424 at paras 82–84. Proof that the statement is true can support a finding of voluntariness on the theory that, since involuntary statements are ......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...453 R v Richards (1997), 115 CCC (3d) 377 (Ont CA) ..............................336, 339, 377 R v Richards, 2017 ONCA 424............................................................................ 424 R v Richardson, [2003] OJ No 3215 ............................................................