R. v. Richards (C.B.), 2016 ABQB 176

CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
JudgeHunt McDonald, J.
Citation2016 ABQB 176
Date22 March 2016
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS,POLICE

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7 practice notes
  • Right to Counsel: Implementational Obligations
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...112; Channa , supra note 131 at paras 33, 34; Nelson , supra note 169 at para 20; Simard , supra note 187 at paras 59-63; R v Richards , 2016 ABQB 176 at paras 130, 131; Musa , supra note 125 at paras 130-34. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 11 Right to Cou......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...265 © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Table of Cases 451 Richards , R v , 2016 ABQB 176 ................................................. 386 Richards , R v , 1999 CanLII 1602 (ONCA) .............................. 112-13, 118, 161 Rizvi , R v , 2023 ONSC 1443 ............
  • R v Deng-Truong
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 16, 2024
    ...for a drug trafficking arrest: See R v Caravaggio, 2012 ONCA 248; R v Parchment, 2007 BCCA 326; R v Phung, 2013 ABCA 63; R v Richards, 2016 ABQB 176 and R v Lam, 2016 ABQB 77 In the context of search warrants, informant information, combined with some corroboration, even corroboration of no......
  • R v Alleyne
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 24, 2024
    ...source on the material information they supply as a whole and not on each and every piece of evidence provided: R. v. Richards, 2016 ABQB 176, 35 Alta. L.R. (6th) 354, at para. 92; R. v. Guthrie, 2018 ONSC 788, at para. 12; R. v. Russell, 2012 BCSC 1801, at para. 82; R. v. Saunders, 2003 NL......
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  • R. v. Brammall
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 17, 2019
    ...on the material information they supply as a whole and not on each and every piece of evidence provided. See also: R. v. Richards, 2016 ABQB 176, 35 Alta. L.R. (6th) 354, at para. 92; R. v. Guthrie, 2018 ONSC 788, at para. 12; R. v. Russell, 2012 BCSC 1801, at para. 82; R. v. Saunders, 2003......
  • R v Bailey
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 15, 2017
    ...be destroyed if he was allowed to make a phone call. Police justifications must be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In R v Richards, 2016 ABQB 176, Justice Hunt McDonald discussed police justifications for delays in providing access to counsel at paras 110 – 112. If the security of the pol......
  • R v Daigle
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 5, 2022
    ...[15]           Next is a decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench in R v Richards, 2016 ABQB 176 [Richards], which contains some insightful passages about reviewing ITOs. There are some lengthy passages, but the record ought to be clear......
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  • Right to Counsel: Implementational Obligations
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...112; Channa , supra note 131 at paras 33, 34; Nelson , supra note 169 at para 20; Simard , supra note 187 at paras 59-63; R v Richards , 2016 ABQB 176 at paras 130, 131; Musa , supra note 125 at paras 130-34. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 11 Right to Cou......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...265 © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Table of Cases 451 Richards , R v , 2016 ABQB 176 ................................................. 386 Richards , R v , 1999 CanLII 1602 (ONCA) .............................. 112-13, 118, 161 Rizvi , R v , 2023 ONSC 1443 ............