R. v. Riley, 2020 SCC 31
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Citation | 2020 SCC 31 |
| Docket Number | 39006 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 03 November 2020 |
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3 practice notes
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R v Soosay, 2020 ABQB 748
...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 85, P. Martin JA at para 24. I confirm ......
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R. v. Greenwood,
...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 between purely exculpatory, inculpatory, and mixed witnesses when giving a Vetrovec [134] ......
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R. v. Dadollahi-Sarab,
...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 31. (c) Analysis [108] Mr. Palmer was what is known for the purposes of the “Vetrovec” instruction as a “mixed witness”. Some of his evidence poten......
3 cases
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R v Soosay, 2020 ABQB 748
...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 85, P. Martin JA at para 24. I confirm ......
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R. v. Greenwood,
...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 between purely exculpatory, inculpatory, and mixed witnesses when giving a Vetrovec [134] ......
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R. v. Dadollahi-Sarab,
...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 31. (c) Analysis [108] Mr. Palmer was what is known for the purposes of the “Vetrovec” instruction as a “mixed witness”. Some of his evidence poten......