R. v. Riley
| Jurisdiction | Nova Scotia |
| Court | Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada) |
| Judge | Beveridge, Scanlan and Bourgeois, JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2019 NSCA 94 |
| Date | 05 December 2019 |
| Docket Number | CAC 475857 |
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12 practice notes
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Table of cases
...Riley , R v , 2018 NSSC 94 ........................................................ 346 Riley , R v , 2019 NSCA 94, rev’ d 2020 SCC 31 ...................................347, 352 Risby , R v , [1978] 2 SCR 139 ......................................................207 Risling , R v , 2015 AB......
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Presenting the Difficult Witness
...ONCA 457 at paras 48-49, 51, 61-62; R v Figliola , 2018 ONCA 578 at para 56. 59 R v Figliola , 2011 ONCA 457 at para 50. 60 R v Riley , 2019 NSCA 94 at para 51; see also RSL v R , 2006 NBCA 64 at paras 49-50 where the New Brunswick Court of Appeal acknowledges that there are many unanswered......
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Table of Cases
............................... 249 Richardson , R v , 2003 CanLII 3896, 174 OAC 390 (CA) ..............................123 Riley , R v , 2019 NSCA 94 ......................................................130 RJ , R v , 2016 ONCA 750 .......................................................148 R......
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Examination of Witnesses
...note 278 at para 82. See also R v Koester , 1986 ABCA 108 at paras 20-21; Paciocco, supra note 278 at section III(B)(4). 285 R v Riley , 2019 NSCA 94 at paras 50-51, rev’ d on other grounds, 2020 SCC 31 . 286 Cassibo , supra note 274; R v Milgaard , 1971 CanLII 792 at 65 (Sask CA) (of note,......
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7 cases
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R v Soosay
...burden of proof to him. He need only raise a reasonable doubt, taking all the evidence (and lack of evidence) into account: see R v Riley, 2019 NSCA 94, Scanlan JA (dissenting), revd 2020 SCC 31 (appeal allowed for reasons of Scanlan JA) at paras 137, 143, 165; see also R v Ryan, 2014 ABCA ......
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R. v. Greenwood
...going forward and looking back at the kind of thing you should be looking for. [Emphasis added.] [136]    In R. v. Riley, 2019 NSCA 94, Scanlan J.A.’s dissent was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada (2020 SCC 31).  In his reasons, Scanlan J.A. distinguished betw......
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R. v. Dadollahi-Sarab
...parts of the evidence. [107] In support of his submission, counsel places heavy reliance on the dissent of Scanlan J.A. in R. v. Riley, 2019 NSCA 94, at paras. 138, 144. In allowing the appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously adopted the dissent: 2020 SCC (c) Analysis [108] Mr. Palm......
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R v Haevischer
...remains as to the appropriate scope of the witness's cross-examination. It appears that the law on this point is unsettled: R. v. Riley, 2019 NSCA 94 at paras. 50–51, rev'd on other grounds 2020 SCC 31. Some commentaries suggest that in British Columbia, a party that successfully obtains le......
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4 books & journal articles
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Table of cases
...Riley , R v , 2018 NSSC 94 ........................................................ 346 Riley , R v , 2019 NSCA 94, rev’ d 2020 SCC 31 ...................................347, 352 Risby , R v , [1978] 2 SCR 139 ......................................................207 Risling , R v , 2015 AB......
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Presenting the Difficult Witness
...ONCA 457 at paras 48-49, 51, 61-62; R v Figliola , 2018 ONCA 578 at para 56. 59 R v Figliola , 2011 ONCA 457 at para 50. 60 R v Riley , 2019 NSCA 94 at para 51; see also RSL v R , 2006 NBCA 64 at paras 49-50 where the New Brunswick Court of Appeal acknowledges that there are many unanswered......
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Table of Cases
............................... 249 Richardson , R v , 2003 CanLII 3896, 174 OAC 390 (CA) ..............................123 Riley , R v , 2019 NSCA 94 ......................................................130 RJ , R v , 2016 ONCA 750 .......................................................148 R......
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Examination of Witnesses
...note 278 at para 82. See also R v Koester , 1986 ABCA 108 at paras 20-21; Paciocco, supra note 278 at section III(B)(4). 285 R v Riley , 2019 NSCA 94 at paras 50-51, rev’ d on other grounds, 2020 SCC 31 . 286 Cassibo , supra note 274; R v Milgaard , 1971 CanLII 792 at 65 (Sask CA) (of note,......
